Kabir Khan (director)
Kabir Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 landepur |
| Occupation | Director |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Mini Mathur |
Kabir Khan (Hindi: कबीर ख़ान, Pashto: کبير خان) is a Pathan Indian film director, screenwriter, and camera operator of documentary and Bollywood films.[1][2]
Career
A graduate of Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, Khan started his career as a cinematographer for the documentary film, Beyond the Himalayas (1995) which was directed by Gautam Ghosh and later aired on Discovery Channel. As a director he made his debut with the documentary, The Forgotten Army (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army. These films were followed by The Taliban Years and Beyond, and The Titanic Sinks in Kabul' (2001).[1][3] Khan later made two Bollywood films, Kabul Express in 2006 and New York in 2009.
Family
He is married to TV anchor Mini Mathur.[4] They have a son, Vivaan and a daughter, Sairah.[5]
Filmography
Director
- Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
- New York (2009)
- Kabul Express (2006) (also writer)
jihad: the sword of Islam: This film has been shot in Iran, Indonesia, malayasia, Afghanistan, Qatar, Israel, India and Pakistan and looks at the varying presectives in the Muslim world on the contentious issue of jihad. Commissioned by the Tele-Productions International- USA, this film was released in march 2004. (2004/ 52 mins/ Documentary)
The Titanic Sinks in Kabul: This film looks at the destruction of Afghanistan's environment due to the two and a half decades of war. While the world is focusing on the political situation in Afghanistan, in reality this country is facing an environmental disaster. (2002/ 24 mins/ Documentary) International Sasa Award 2003, Italy. V FICA Film Festival, Brazil-2003 FIKE 2003- Evora International Short Film Festival, Portugal.
The Taliban years and beyond: A major International Documentary of Afghanistan, recreating the five years of the Taliban regime. This is one of the first films to have been made immediately after the collapse of the taliban and was shot extensively all Afghanistan from December 2001 to March 2002. (2002/ 52 mins/ Documentary) Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2002 Mumbai International Film Festival, 2004
Two Assassinations and an accident: This was the first part of the documentary series, The Decisive Decades: This ten part series commissioned by the India Today looks at the contemporary history of India in the last quarter of the 20th century. Through interviews with key players in historic events, archival footage and stylized dramatic recreations, we look at 25 years have shaped the nation. (2001/ 25 mins/ Documentary) Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002 National Critics Award- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002 Copper Trophy- IDPA Awards, 2002 Film South Asia Festival 2001, Khatmandu
The Forgotten Army: A film on the Azad Hind Fauj, shot in Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia. The film retraces the route of the march of the Indian National Army from Singapore to Imphal along with veterans of this army returning to Burma after 50 years. During the filming we drove from Singapore to Delhi covering more than 8000 km. This film has been written about many noted film critcs and has been selected by several US universites for their curriculum. (1998/ 105 mins/ Documentary) Grand Jury Award- Film South Asia '99, Khatmandu. Mumbai International Film Festival-2000 Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Mechanics of Change: A documentary commissioned by the World Bank-UNDP Water and Sanitation Program on Women and rural water management. This film was premeried on March 22, 2000 at the Hague on the occasion of the World Water Day and has been acquired by the Discovery Channel. (2000/ 24 mins/ Documentary) Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002 Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Ganga for National Geographic Channel: A series of spots on unique aspects of India, commissioned by the National Geographic channel. One of these spots called Ganga was an entry at the Toronto Environmental Festival-2001 and at the Digital Talkies festival-2001 (2001/ 2 mins/ Documentary)
The Great Indian Diaspora: A film on the Indians abroad. Have completed the first part of a global series on the NRIs around the world. The film was commissioned by the ministry of External Affaris and was shot in the United Kingdom. (1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
War in Paradise: Commissioned by Tele- productions international (USA) and produced by the Moving Picture Company, this film puts forward an independent Indian perspective on Kashmir and was combined with another part which was made by Pakistani film-maker. (1999/20 mins/ Documentary)
A Nation Celebrates: Commissioned by the Ministry of External Affairs, to round up the 50 years of Independence, this film was premeried on Star plus on the 15th August, 1998 and was shown in 40 countries across the world by the Embassies on Independece day. It is through certain individual case studies all over India that the fil looks at the coming age of the Indian Nation. (1998/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Discover India (Discovery Channel): A series of short feature on lesser known aspects and places in India. Discover India is broadcast all over the world in several different languages. This was the first series to be commissioned in India by the Discovery Channel. (1998/ 3 mins/ Documentary)
Fifty Day War (Doordarshan): This eight part series on the Kargil war was shot in Drass, Kargil and Batalik over a period of about 40 days just after the war. This series recreated the major battles of the war and took back the soldiers to the battle fields. (1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
- Beyond the Himalayas (1995) [1]
Cinematographer
- The Journalist and The Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl (2006)
Essays
- "Identity Proof." Indian Express, December 13, 2009.
Notes
- ^ a b c d "'Kabul Express is based on my experiences'". Rediff India Limited. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "'New York' is on post-9/11 prejudices: Kabir Khan". IANS. Chennai, India: The Hindu. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Kabir Khan
- ^ How did Kabir Khan marry Mini Mathur?
- ^ Post New York Kabir Khan busy babysitting Hindustan Times, 7 July 2009
External links
- Kabir Khan at IMDb