Kundan Shah

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Kundan Shah
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie – Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Kundan Shah (19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017) [1] was an Indian film director and writer. He is known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and his 1986–1987, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.

Biography

Kundan Shah was born in a Gujarati family.[2]

Shah studied direction at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and he developed an interest in the comedy genre.

His directorial debut was the comedy film

Indian cinema to satirical comedy for the first time and was well accepted as not being slapstick
.

Shah then started to work in television. He was one of the directors of the popular sitcom

Anjan Srivastav.[3]

After directing several serials, Shah took a long break of 7 years from cinema.

Shah made his comeback to cinema in 1993. He directed the famous

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
for the film. He was the first filmmaker to win this award.

In 1998, Shah directed another acclaimed film,

Dil Se..., followed by Soldier. The film also starred Saif Ali Khan and Chandrachur Singh
.

Shah's next releases were Hum To Mohabbat Karega in 2000, starring Bobby Deol and Karisma Kapoor, Dil Hai Tumhaara in 2002, starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Mahima Chaudhry and Jimmy Sheirgill, and Ek Se Badhkar Ek in 2004, starring Suniel Shetty and Raveena Tandon. While the second film received generally positive reviews, none of the films fared well at the box office.

Awards

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro[5] Director, Story & Screenplay Writer First Film
1984 Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi Director TV Series
1985 Khamosh Writer
1986 Nukkad[6] Director TV series
1988 Wagle Ki Duniya Director TV series
1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Director, Story & Screenplay Writer
2000 Kya Kehna Director
2000 Hum To Mohabbat Karega Director, Writer
2002 Dil Hai Tumhaara Director, Screenplay Writer
2004 Ek Se Badhkar Ek Director
2005 The Three Sisters Director
2006 Persai Kehte Hain Director TV series
2014 P Se PM Tak Director, Writer Last Film

References

  1. ^ "Kundan Shah passes away". addieu. 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (7 October 2017). "Kundan Shah (1947-2017): The man who found laughter in woe is no more". Scroll.in.
  3. ^ "Trapped in Wagle's mould". Indian Express. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro director Kundan Shah passes away - Rediff.com Movies". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Kundan Shah, Director Of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Dies At 69". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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