Rip Filmmaker Kundan Shah Dies the maker of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Rip Filmmaker Kundan Shah Dies the maker of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Filmmaker, director Kundan Shah, best known for the comedy movie Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, passed away at his home early on Saturday. He was 69.

Reason of Death –
Heart Attack

Kundan Shah had studied direction at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune

He made his feature film debut in 1983 with the cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
The film did not become a box office success but Shah received his first and only National Award Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director - for the movie which went on to become one of the most celebrated dark satirical comedies in the history of Indian cinema.

He returned the award during the student protest in his alma mater FTII in 2015.

He directed the Doordarshan superhit  comedy series Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi in 1984

He gave another superhit serial on television in 1986 -  Nukkad.

Year 1988 –
After that he again made a superhit television serial Wagle Ki Duniya, based on cartoonist R.K. Laxman’s character, the common man.

Important Movies –
Shah Rukh Khan -  Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.
Preity Zinta - Kya Kehna and Dil Hai Tumhara.

His last film as a director was P Se PM tak in 2014.

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Saturday, October 7, 2017

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