Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. RIP." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.Jul 6, 2011
Filmmaker Mani Kaul passes away
Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. RIP." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.
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