Direction: Kumar Shahani

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Kumar Shahani. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Saga of Khayal

1989 · Movie · 103 min. · India

Direction Kumar Shahani

Cast Mangal Dhillon · Rajat Kapoor · Mita Vasisht

Plot Drama-documentary exploring a form of classical singing that developed in Northern India in the 18th century. The film explores the traditional roots and improvisational nature of the music through the...

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Kasba

1991 · Movie · 121 min. · India

Direction Kumar Shahani

Cast Navjot Hansra · K.K. Raina · Manohar Singh · Shatrughan Sinha

Plot Maniram lives in a town and is a crooked businessman. The elder son is jailed for counterfeit currency. The younger son is a mad simpleton and married, but his wife...

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Mirror of Illusion

1972 · Movie · 107 min. · India

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Four Chapters

1997 · Movie · 110 min. · India

Direction Kumar Shahani

Cast Sumanto Chattopadhyay · Nandini Ghosal · Kaushik Gopal · Shibu Prasad Mukhopadhyay

Plot Based on Rabindranath Tagore's last novel, Char Adhyay is set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals gets embroiled in the struggle for...

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The Wave

1984 · Movie · 171 min. · India

Direction Kumar Shahani

Cast Amol Palekar · Smita Patil · Shreeram Lagoo · Girish Karnad

Plot 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 openly unscrupulous. Rahul, on his part, conceals...

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