Arun Kaul (12 August 1933 – 21 July 2007) was a noted

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film maker and screenwriter. His film

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(1991), won the

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for the year 1992. In the same year, he went on to win the Golden Lotus Award for the Best Hindi Film for ''

'' (1992) at the National Film Awards India. He was the screenplay assistant to veteran filmmaker

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, for the films ''

Ijaazat ''Ijaazat'' () is an 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, ''Jatugriha'' by Subodh Ghosh. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel in leading roles, the film followed the story ...

'' (1987) and ''

Lekin ''Lekin...'' () is a 1991 Hindi drama mystery film, loosely based on the 1895 short story '' Kshudhit Pashaan'' ( Hungry Stones) by Rabindranath Tagore and directed by Gulzar. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, an ...

'' (1990). He was one of producers of the noted Science Serial ''TURNING POINT''. He also produced a Serial on Kashmir called ''KASHMIR FILE''. Kaul also wrote screenplay for the film

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's Chandni (1989). He produced a film named '' Ek Adhuri Kahani'' directed by

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, a Bengali film maker in 1972. He was a key figure in Film Society movement. Kaul died on 21 July 2007, in New Delhi.

Filmography

*''

'' (1991) (director) *''

'' (1987) (screenplay assistant) *''

'' (1990) (screenplay assistant) *'' Chandni'' (1989) (screenplay) *'' Ek Adhuri Kahani'' (1972) (producer) *''Turning Point'' (science serial) (producer) *''Kashmir File'' (serial) (producer)

References

External links

* * J.L. Manwati:
An Unsung Genius - Arun Kaul
' * http://www.koausa.org/VyethTelevision/ArunKaul/resume.html Kashmiri people Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters 1933 births 2007 deaths Film directors from Jammu and Kashmir 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers {{India-film-director-stub