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Kumar Shahani

Indian film director
Person Human Q6443503

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 7, 1940
Date of death
February 24, 2024
Place of birth
Larkana
Place of death
Kolkata
Country of citizenship
India[7]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter
Educated at
Film and Television Institute of India, University of Mumbai[8][9]
Award received
Prince Claus Award[10]
End of work period
2009[14]
Name in native language
कुमार साहनी[12]
Start of work period
1966[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kumar Shahani fa کومار ساهانی hi कुमार साहनी ja クマール・シャハニ ru Кумар Шахани uk Кумар Шагані
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000049578226
VIAF cluster ID
56674828
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93017069
GND ID
1065182260
AllMovie person ID
p227638
AlloCiné person ID
606990
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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FAST ID
1511852
FIPRESCI person ID
kumar-shahani
Freebase ID
/m/05mv6gj
HAND ID
90F5-CDCA-AD20-6D1C-E6FA
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IMDb ID
nm0787511
IdRef ID
184424895
J9U entity ID
987007347002405171
Kinobox person ID
906406
Kinopoisk person ID
310318
MYmovies person ID
140883
MovieMeter person ID
1296630
National Virtual Library of India ID
343446
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
339365749
PORT person ID
555277
Prabook ID
2143138
TMDB person ID
1296630
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/786546c1-2a1f-445a-8b22-3d569ef84b81
ČSFD person ID
45751

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Films directed 3
Kasba, Maya Darpan, Char Adhyay
Films written 3
Kasba, Maya Darpan, Char Adhyay
Educated at 2
University of Mumbai, Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation 2
film director, screenwriter
Award received 1
Prince Claus Award
Country of citizenship 1
India
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Larkana
Place of death 1
Kolkata
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Kasba
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Summary

Kumar Shahani was born on December 7, 1940[1], in Larkana[2]. He died on February 24, 2024[3], in Kolkata[4]. He worked as a film director[5] and screenwriter[6].

FAQs

Where was Kumar Shahani born?

Kumar Shahani's place of birth was Larkana[2].

Where did Kumar Shahani die?

Kumar Shahani passed away in Kolkata[4].

What did Kumar Shahani do for work?

Kumar Shahani worked as a film director[5] and screenwriter[6].

Where did Kumar Shahani go to school?

Kumar Shahani was educated at Film and Television Institute of India[8] and University of Mumbai[9].

What awards did Kumar Shahani receive?

Honors received include Prince Claus Award[10].

Related Entities

India Larkana University of Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 90F5-CDCA-AD20-6D1C-E6FA
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46380: HAND ID (3)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Kolkata
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Prince Claus Award
    Country of citizenship → British Raj, Dominion of India, India
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