Kumar Shahani

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He...

Tackling the theme of identity from the perspective of Asian and Afro-Caribbean actors, the film emerged from an acting workshop exploring the...

Taran lives with her father in a small town on the cusp of industrialization. Taran has a strained relationship with her father, who is increasingly...

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His...

An experiment and a homage, Bhavantarana is a spiritually intoxicating documentary about classical Odissi dance maestro Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence,...

Bamboo Flute is Kumar Shahani’s cinematic tribute to the flute and its importance to Indian civilisation.

Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dinesh, the industrialist’s nephew who is...

A music student listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are...

A music student listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are...

In modern society, communication between individuals is becoming more and more difficult. Two persons may be in the same physical environment, yet it...

Kumar Shahani's incomplete film on psychoanalyst Wilfred R. Bion.

Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dinesh, the industrialist’s nephew who is...

Tackling the theme of identity from the perspective of Asian and Afro-Caribbean actors, the film emerged from an acting workshop exploring the...

Tackling the theme of identity from the perspective of Asian and Afro-Caribbean actors, the film emerged from an acting workshop exploring the...

Mother Nature and human emotions are placed in this melding of myth and aesthetic enigma in Kumar Shahani's short film of 25 minutes starring Mita...

Taran lives with her father in a small town on the cusp of industrialization. Taran has a strained relationship with her father, who is increasingly...

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His...

Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence,...

Sudhir - staying in a city without family roots - symbolizes the need for commitment in all young, sensitive and thinking individuals all over the...

Sudhir - staying in a city without family roots - symbolizes the need for commitment in all young, sensitive and thinking individuals all over the...

In modern society, communication between individuals is becoming more and more difficult. Two persons may be in the same physical environment, yet it...

An experiment and a homage, Bhavantarana is a spiritually intoxicating documentary about classical Odissi dance maestro Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Documentary filmed in b/w on 35mm for the Film Directorate, Gujarat, India.

Documentary filmed in b/w on 35mm for the Film Directorate, Gujarat, India.

Documentary filmed in Technicolor on 35mm for Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL).

Documentary filmed in Technicolor on 35mm for Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL).

Short film shot on 16mm Kodachrome film, made in collaboration with psychoanalyst Udayan Patel.

Short film shot on 16mm Kodachrome film, made in collaboration with psychoanalyst Udayan Patel.

Documentary filmed in b/w on 35mm made for Films Division, India.

Documentary filmed in b/w on 35mm made for Films Division, India.

Educational documentary filmed in b/w on 16mm.

Educational documentary filmed in b/w on 16mm.

Kumar Shahani's incomplete film on psychoanalyst Wilfred R. Bion.

Documentary on 35mm (censored but not released) made for Films Division, India.

Documentary on 35mm (censored but not released) made for Films Division, India.

Programme on film appreciation made for Bombay TV.

Programme on film appreciation made for Bombay TV.

Documentary film based on the artist Akbar Padamsee.

Documentary film based on the artist Akbar Padamsee.

Short film made at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.

Short film made at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.

Feature documentary, completed but unreleased.

Feature documentary, completed but unreleased.