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Mani Kaul
Filmmaker

Mani Kaul

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Developing an experimental language for Indian parallel cinema.

Duvidha · Siddheshwari

Born
25 December 1944
Birthplace
Jodhpur
Died
6 July 2011

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Mani Kaul

Mani Kaul was an Indian filmmaker whose fiction and documentaries departed from conventional narrative forms.

Early life

Film school

Studied under Ritwik Ghatak at FTII and graduated in 1966.

Career

  1. 1969

    Feature debut

    Directed Uski Roti.

  2. 1976

    Film cooperative

    Co-founded the Yukt Film Co-operative.

  3. 2000–2001

    Teaching

    Was a visiting lecturer at Harvard.

Selected work

Duvidha

Adapted Vijaydan Detha’s ghost story.

Siddheshwari

Made a film about the singer Siddheshwari Devi.

Beyond work

Music

Studied and taught music alongside his filmmaking.

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