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Kundan Shah
Born October 19, 1947 · Bombay (now Mumbai), British India
Died October 7, 2017 · aged 69
Kundan Shah (19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017) was an Indian film director and writer known for his influential contribution to satirical comedy in Hindi cinema and television. Born into a Gujarati family, he studied film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. During his time at FTII, he developed a strong interest in socially relevant storytelling blended with humor…
Known For
Hum To Mohabbat Karega · 2000Hum To Mohabbat Karega
★ 4.72000
MovieRomanceThriller
A man lies about being an eyewitness to a murder in order to spend time with a beautiful female reporter. Only now, he's wanted by those responsible for the killing.
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa · 1994Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
★ 6.71994
MovieRomanceComedy
A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, despite his dad's disapproval. He is also in love with the lead singer, but she sees him mainly as a friend.
Kya Kehna · 2000Kya Kehna
★ 5.72000
MovieDramaRomance
Priya, a young college girl faces hardships and challenges after she becomes pregnant before marriage.
Dil Hai Tumhaara · 2002Dil Hai Tumhaara
★ 5.62002
MovieDramaRomance
Hiding her husband's affair from the world after his death, Sarita raises his love child alongside their daughter. When the girls grow up and fall in love with the same man, Sarita is forced to deal with her biases.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro · 1983Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
★ 7.11983
MovieComedyCrime
Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.
Bonga · 1976Bonga
1976
MovieComedy
Kundan Shah's FTII Diploma Film - A 23-minute dialogue-less short about a gang of bank robbers.
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai · 1981Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
★ 5.31981
MovieDramaComedy
'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Ata Hai' revolves around the Pintos and the people connected to them. There's Albert who's pretty much angry at everybody. His brother Dominic who thinks it's better to be jobless than to work an underpaid job, his patient sister Joan who works at a sari shop, his independent girlfriend Stella who feels under-appreciated by her boyfriend, his father and his colleagues, client and Stella's family. The film is very much a social commentary about Middle-class life in Bombay during the late ’70s and the conflicts arising in the labour force because workers were getting severely underpaid.
Mumbai Cutting · 2008Mumbai Cutting
2008
MovieDrama
An anthology of eleven short films from eleven directors featuring stories of life in Mumbai.
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