Kumar Shahani Movies

  • 1989
    The Khayal Saga

    The Khayal Saga

    The Khayal Saga

    5.81989HD

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

    The Khayal Saga
  • 2012
    Celluloid Man

    Celluloid Man

    Celluloid Man

    72012HD

    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...

    Celluloid Man
  • 1988
    A Ship Aground

    A Ship Aground

    A Ship Aground

    51988HD

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

    A Ship Aground
  • 1984
    Tarang

    Tarang

    Tarang

    51984HD

    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...

    Tarang
  • 2000
    The Bamboo Flute

    The Bamboo Flute

    The Bamboo Flute

    02000HD

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

    The Bamboo Flute
  • 1991
    Kasba

    Kasba

    Kasba

    5.81991HD

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

    Kasba
  • 1997
    Char Adhyay

    Char Adhyay

    Char Adhyay

    5.71997HD

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

    Char Adhyay
  • 1973
    Maya Darpan

    Maya Darpan

    Maya Darpan

    6.41973HD

    In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing...

    Maya Darpan
  • 1991
    Bhavantarana

    Bhavantarana

    Bhavantarana

    01991HD

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

    Bhavantarana
  • 1986
    Var Var Vari

    Var Var Vari

    Var Var Vari

    01986HD

    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...

    Var Var Vari
  • 1983
    A Memoir of the Future

    A Memoir of the Future

    A Memoir of the Future

    01983HD

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

    A Memoir of the Future
  • 1966
    The Glass Pane

    The Glass Pane

    The Glass Pane

    01966HD

    Kumar Shahani's FTII Diploma film

    The Glass Pane