Mani Kaul Movies

A literary film based on a play in three acts, Ashad Ka Ek Din portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist....

Samar wants to be successful in life but his parents force him to get married. His wife is shy and reserved and Samar does not like this. The other...

A very clever parrot lives in a Hindu palace, surrounded by many beautiful girls, but the parrot escapes, and is trapped far from the palace. One...

This film suggests a network of hierarchical relations between people through sometimes subtle and at other times blunt illustrations.

Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image, Mani Kaul has a series of texts read aloud in...

The film depicts the life of a truck driver Sucha Singh and his wife Balo. Balo has to get Sucha Singh's food ready every day, walk a long distance...

In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.

An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977), the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas...

A stylized version of Vijay Tendulkar’s radical Marathi play chronicling the Peshwa regime in western India, a collective effort of direction...

A middle-aged antique dealer and money lender recollects his marriage to a 17-year-old orphan girl.

Sanjay and Ritu meet after two months. While Sanjay is eager to meet her, he falls short of words when they actually meet. They try to make the best...

A newly-married merchant’s son is sent away for business. A ghost, who laid eyes on the bride, falls madly in love with her and takes the form...

In this short, rather satirical film we meet various ill-assorted characters who are seeking their own individual ‘Gods’. The characters...

This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through...

The film shows the role of school teachers and the importance thereof.

A documentary story told through images, poetry and the Dhrupad, a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in...

A 'filmscape' on the Kashmir valley.

To the city come men, women, fruits, flowers, vegetables, goats and sheep – all ready for consumption. It is the process of...

Unpaid... overworked... a woman at home.... mother ! How muchdoes her labour cost ? Raising such a questions, this film fathomshistory - of...