Kundan Shah

Writer

October 19, 1947 (69 years)

† October 7, 2017

Bombay (now Mumbai), British India

Biography

Kundan Shah (19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017) was an Indian film director and writer known for his influential contribution to satirical comedy in Hindi cinema and television. Born into a Gujarati family, he studied film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. During his time at FTII, he developed a strong interest in socially relevant storytelling blended with humor and satire, which later became the hallmark of his filmmaking style. Shah made his directorial deb…

Filmography

5.5

Dil Hai Tumhaara

Hiding her husband's affair from the world after his death, Sarita raises his love child alongside their daughter. When the girls grow up and fall in love with the same man, Sarita is forced to deal with her biases.

6.7

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, despite his dad's disapproval. He is also in love with the lead singer, but she sees him mainly as a friend.

7.1

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.

5.3

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Ata Hai' revolves around the Pintos and the people connected to them. There's Albert who's pretty much angry at everybody. His brother Dominic who thinks it's better to be jobless than to work an underpaid job, his patient sister Joan who works at a sari shop, his independent girlfriend Stella who feels under-appreciated by her boyfriend, his father and his colleagues, client and Stella's family. The film is very much a social commentary about Middle-class life in Bombay during the late ’70s and the conflicts arising in the labour force because workers were getting severely underpaid.

2.0

P Se PM Tak

P Se PM Tak (Prostitute Se Prime Minister Tak) is a political satire on modern Indian politics. A penniless prostitute arrives in a town where a by-election is taking place and gets caught up in the politics, eventually becoming chief minister

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