Kumar Shahani Movie Trailers

Kasba Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

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

Char Adhyay Trailer (1997)

10 October 1997

Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence, sometimes at the expense of their personal lives.

37 Down Manmad Passenger Trailer (1967)

13 April 1967

Sudhir - staying in a city without family roots - symbolizes the need for commitment in all young, sensitive and thinking individuals all over the world.

In modern society, communication between individuals is becoming more and more difficult. Two persons may be in the same physical environment, yet it seems that a Glass Pane - invisible but strong, and very much there separates these individuals.

A Ship Aground Trailer (1988)

08 January 1988

Tackling the theme of identity from the perspective of Asian and Afro-Caribbean actors, the film emerged from an acting workshop exploring the relationship between acting idioms in theatre and cinema led by Kumar Shahani and Alaknanda Samarth.

Celluloid Man Trailer (2012)

26 June 2012

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema.

Var Var Vari Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

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 Vashisht, created as a diploma submission for the Film and Television Institute of India(FTII) by editor and film's co-star Nandini Bedi.

The Khayal Saga Trailer (1989)

26 January 1989

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

Tarang Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

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 openly unscrupulous.

Bamboo Flute Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

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

Maya Darpan Trailer (1972)

12 December 1972

Taran lives with her father in a small town on the cusp of industrialization. Taran has a strained relationship with her father, who is increasingly bitter as he is unable to find a suitable match for his daughter.