Pandit Arun Kaul

Cinecaste, Filmmaker,
TV Producer and Scriptwriter

VIDEO AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS

Doordarshan Directorate General, New Delhi

TURNING POINT: Commissioned serial 199l -1996
English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Bengali, Oriya, Malyalam, Kannada, Tamil and Gujrati versions:
Co-Produced by Doordarshan and Arun Kaul Productions.

Kashmir File weekly magazine Programme
In Hindi for DD-l, DD-INDIA, Regional Channel: 85 episodes.
In English for DD-CNNI 60 episodes.

Kashmir File is in the competitive Section, Geneva Festival,
North South Media Encounter: May '98.

Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India):
Thrombinase in Betacam for NCSTC
'Our Herbs: Tulsi' for NCSTC
No Smoking: for NCSTC
Comet: Dhoomketu, Hindi for Vigyan Prasar

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts:
Redefining Art
60 minute documentary

News and Current Affairs: DD
Saga of Kamani Steel Workers
Constitution and you
Upra - the rootless (Documentary on Laxman Mane)
School that Jai Vakil built
Geneva Human Rights Commission - 1996
Beijing Conference - 1996
Musheer-ul-Haq
3 News stories on Chrar - e - Sharif
3 Stories on Amarnath Yatra tragedy

Documentaries on Art and Culture (for DD):
NARI NARAYANI Five celebrated women
Dr Usha Mehta, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Mrs Ela Bhatt,
Mrs Gul Bardhan, and Ms Lailu Writer.

Museum and Museology: (for DD)
Eight documentaries dealing with the cultural heritage preserved at Mathura, Gwalior, Roopankar (Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal), National Museum (New Delhi), Mani Bhavan - Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Bombay), Prince of Wales Museum (Bombay), and Bhau Daji Lad Museum (Bombay).

D.A.V.P. (Govt of India)
Jalianwala Baug (musical)
Qalam Likhti Nahin Itihaas (musical)

Documentaries for other agencies:
Documentary for Productivity Council
Documentary on Hindustan Steel
Indian Science Congress - Goa '92
Congress on Traditional Science and Technology '93
Drip Irrigation for IPCL

Video Documentaries for other Channels:
Prahari
Kitne Aurangzeb
Aasteen Ka Saanp
G.R. Santosh
Kritigyata Yatra
Heritage of Kashmir (3 parts)
Collage 75

Freedom From Fear ? (Festival South Asia 1997)
(Competitive Section: MIFF - 1998)

Echoes of an Ethos (Information Section: MIFF - 1998

Kashmir - a perspective (Global meet London/ Geneva)

As Director/Producer of Feature Films:
DIKSHA (The initiation): Hindi film based on Kannada story by Dr U.R. Annanta Murty, Eastmancolour, 35 mm, 130 minutes, 1991

Panorama of Indian Cinema, Bangalore, 1992:
Selected by Directorate of Film Festival's National Jury for inclusion in the Festival.

BEST INDIAN FILM OF 1991: Selected by an All India Jury appointed by M.P.
Film Development Corporation Ltd., Bhopal. Cash Award of Rs 51,000 and a Trophy.

BEST HINDI FILM, NATIONAL AWARD, 1991: Rajat Kamal (Silver Medals) for both the Director and Producers, and a total cash award of Rs 30,000.

'FILMFARE' CRITICS AWARD, 1991: Best Directed Film.

'YUGSHREE' AWARD, 1991: Best Directed Film for Television.

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS:

• Fukuoka Film Festival, Japan: Inaugural film of the Festival.
• Montreal Film Festival, Canada, 1992.
• Haifa Film Festival, Israel, 1992.

• Annonay International Film Festival, France, 1993:
  Won two major awards:Le Prix du Public and La Prix du Counseil General de L'Ardeche, and a cash prize of FF 20,000.

PAKSHA, IN HINDI FOR MPFDC/MP-Madhyam, Bhopal (under production).

As Producer:

• Ek Adhuri Kahani in Hindi, 1972.
  Directed by Mrinal Sen. The film was invited by Berlin Film Festival and shown in the category
  Internationales Forum des Jungen Films - 1973 as a film for the closing ceremony.
• Bhuvan Shome in Hindi, associate producer with Mrinal Sen.
• Andhi Gali in Hindi, executive producer of this film directed by Buddhadeb Das Gupta.

As Scriptwriter /Co-Scriptwriter (Films and TV):

• Dharma-Kshetra, with Umesh Kalbag, winning Best Original Script Award of NFDC.
• Diksha, a Hindi film based on Kannada short story by Dr U.R. Annanta Murty.
• Mrigya, a Hindi film with Mrinal Sen.
• Ashwamedher Ghora, Jointly with Shanker Bhattacharya.
• Sampark, a Hindi film.
• Kaal Chakra, a film in Hindi.
• Prakop, a film in Hindi.
• Chandni, a Hindi film directed and produced by Yash Chopra.
• Ijazat, Lekin, Zevar, three Hindi films with Gulzar.
• Ghalib, serial in association with Gulzar.
• Noopur, a 13 part serial by Hema Malini.
• Karma Bhoomi, a 17 part serial on Prem Chand's novel.
• Khazana, a 6 part serial by Yash Chopra.

Accreditation and Empanelment

• Doordarshan Directorate General - both as Director and Producer for documentary, science programme, and fiction.
• Films Division, I&B Ministry, Bombay.
• DAVP, I&B Ministry, New Delhi.
• CIET/NCERT, New Delhi.
• All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
• Department of Science and Technology. Govt. of India, New Delhi. NCSTC and Vigyan Prasar
• Department of Culture, HRD Ministry Govt. of India.
• Ministry of Agriculture Govt. Of India.
• Ministry of Railways.
• Department of Ocean Development, GOI, New Delhi.
• Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi.
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
• All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
• National Film Development Corporation Ltd., Bombay.
• MP Film Development Corporation Ltd./ M.P. Madhyam, Bhopal.

Other Activities:

• Member, Script Committee, NFDC, Bombay.
• Ex-Member, Films Censor Board, 3 terms.
• Jury Member, National Film Awards Jury, 1968.
• Jury Member, Filmfare Awards, Documentary Section, 1969.
• Jury Member, Indian documentary Producers' Association Awards, 1990.
• Jury Member, AIR Anmlal Awards, 1990.
• Jury Member, National Awards, (Documentary and Short Films), 1991.
• Jury Member, Panorama of India Cinema, (Shots and Documentaries), 1992.
• Jury Member, National Awards, Feature Films, 1994.
• Member, CICAE (International Conlederation of Art and Experimental Film Theatres) representing Asia, 3 terms.
• Member, Jury, Mannheim Film Festival, 1972.
• Consultant General on Indian Participation, Venice Film Festival, 1972
• Represented India as Leader of the Delegation to Karlovy Vary, Venice, Locarno, Annonay, Fukuoka and Mannheim Festivals.
• Founder Secretary, Indian Film Directors' Association (1958 - 1972)
• Founder Secretary Film Forum: (1964 - 1973)
• Leader Film Society Movement for 16 years.
• Founder: 'Film Niryat' and 'Forum for Better Cinema'.
• Member, National Executive, Federation of Film Societies of India, 1964-72.
• Member, SAARC Film Directors Delegation 1973

Memberships:

• Indian Film Directors' Association, Bombay.
• Indian Documentary Producers' Association, Bombay.
• Film Writers' Association, Bombay.
• Association of Motion Picture & TV Programme Producers, Bombay.
• Filmmakers Combhle, Bombay.
• Radio & TV Advertising Practitioners Association of India Ltd. Bombay.

• Advertisers' Club, Bombay.

• Development Communicators' Forum, New Delhi.
• Indian Heritage Society.
• Heritage Trust.
• Indian Science Writers' Association, New Delhi.
• International Society of Naturalists.
• Vishveshwaranand Indological Research Institute. (Life Member)
• Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. (Life Member)
• INTACH. (Life Member)
• World Wide Fund for Nature,
  Bombay Natural History Society.
• Kalpa Vriksha.
• Lokayan.
• Indian Meteorological Society.
• India International Centre, New Delhi.
• The India Club, London.
• India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

• An Unsung Genius - Arun Kaul