Manav Kaul
Manav Kaul is an Indian theatre director, playwright, author, actor and filmmaker. He was nominated at the 63rd Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his film Tumhari Sulu (2017).
Early life and career
Born on 19 Dec 1976 in Baramulla, Kashmir, Manav Kaul lived in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. He belongs to a Kashmiri Pandit family. Before starting the theatre group named Aranya in 2004, he was a swimmer and had participated in the state and national levels champianships. Amongst his notable plays are Ilhaam, Park and Shakkar ke Paanch Daane, which was his first outing as playwright and director in 2004. His influences include Charles Bukowski, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Franz Kafka and Nirmal Verma, to whom he paid homage in his 2010 play Red Sparrow.[1]
In 2012, Kaul debuted as a film director with Hansa, for which he also wrote the screenplay. He made his acting debut in Hindi cinema with fantasy film Jajantaram Mamantaram in 2003, and has been lauded for his performance as a right-wing politician in the Gujarat-based Hindi drama Kai Po Che! in 2013.[2]
Plays
In 2004, Kaul staged Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane, a dramatic monologue in Hindi about a small-towner whose "structured middle-India existence begins to feel suspiciously like a lie."[3] It featured actor Kumud Mishra, who was to become his longtime collaborator.[4] The Mumbai Theatre Guide wrote, "the final poetic denouement is neat, funny, reflective but unfortunately all too expected, all too perfect."[5] The play was a stage hit[6] and was performed in English in 2009,[7] from a translation by Arshia Sattar.[8]
In his next play, Peele Scooter Wala Aadmi Kaul explored a father-son relationship in an open-ended narrative, and adopted a style of poetic dialogue similar to that employed by Vinod Kumar Shukla and Nirmal Verma.[6] It won him a META award for Best Script in 2006.[9][10]
In 2006, moving away from internal monologues, Kaul staged a bitter-sweet meditation on old age called Bali aur Shambhu, featuring Sudhir Pandey and Mishra. The Times of India found it "not as philosophical as Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane, yet, it's a story that tugs at your heartstrings and has its moments,"[11] while the Mumbai Theatre Guide described it as "one of those plays that appeal to the senses but not to the intellect."[12] Said Kaul, "I wrote the play after I visited an old-age home. I wanted to show that people in old-age homes also have fun."[13]
In 2009, Kaul directed Ranga Shankara's Hindi adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos, with The Hindu citing his "treatment of non-verbal, physical expression" as impressive.[14]
Filmography
Actor
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Champion | Jr Artist | |
2003 | Jajantaram Mamantaram | Jeran | |
2004 | Saatchya Aat Gharat | ||
2007 | 1971 | Flight Lt. Ram | |
2010 | Daayen Ya Baayen | Sundar | |
2010 | I Am | segment Afia | |
2013 | Kai Po Che! | Bittu Mama | |
2014 | CityLights | Vishnu Sir | |
2014 | Haider | ||
2016 | Wazir | Yazaad Qureshi | |
2016 | Jai Gangaajal | MLA Babloo Pandey | |
2016 | Maroon | ||
2016 | A Scandall | ||
2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | Iqbal Qasim | |
2017 | Geher | ||
2017 | Tumhari Sulu | Ashok | |
2018 | Dobaara | Mohan | |
2019 | Music Teacher | Beni Madhav Singh | [15] |
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? | Albert Pinto | [16][17] | |
Badla | Jimmy Punjabi | ||
2020 | Korea Ka Kambal Aur Shimla Ki Shawl | Kamlesh Sukhija | |
Thappad | Rohit Jaisingh |
Director
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Hansa | Yes |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ghoul | Col Sunil Dacunha | Netflix | [18] | |
2019 | The Verdict - State vs Nanavati | Kawas Nanavati | ZEE5 & ALTBalaji | [19] |
Books
1-Theek Tumhare Peeche.[20]
2-Prem Kabootar.[21]
3-Tumhare Bare Mein
4-A Night in the Hills
5-Bahut Door Kitna Door Hota Hai
References
- ^ Anupama Raju (31 July 2010). "Moments of spontaneity". The Hindu.
- ^ Aishwarya Gupta (12 April 2014). "Hindi theatre is not dying". Tehelka.
- ^ Vikram Phukan. "The nature of applause". Stage Impressions.
- ^ Deepa Gahlot. "Accidental playwright". Stage Impressions.
- ^ Deepa Punjani. "Reviews". Mumbai Theatre Guide.
- ^ a b "Whizzing past on the yellow scooter". Daily News and Analysis. 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Grains of reality". Deccan Herald. 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Five Grains of Sugar: Manav Kaul". Pratilipi. 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Ilhaam: the play". HimalayanVillage.com.
- ^ "2006 Archives". META Awards.
- ^ Purvaja Sawant (13 September 2013). "Theatre Review: Bali Aur Shambhu". The Times of India.
- ^ Deepa Punjani. "Reviews". Mumbai Theatre Guide.
- ^ Vijay Sai (29 December 2006). "Undiluted reality is his stage". The Hindu.
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/exploring-conflicts/article635580.ece
- ^ "What s cooking between Divya Dutta and Manav Kaul". mid-day. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Nandita Das, Saurabh Shukla work for free in 'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai'". The Indian Express. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh]. "Manav Kaul, Nandita Das and Saurabh Shukla... #AlbertPintoKoGussaKyunAataHai - an official remake of the cult classic by Saeed Akhtar Mirza - to release on 12 April 2019... Directed by Soumitra Ranade... The 1980 classic starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil. https://t.co/e3JaquzPMI" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
- ^ "Radhika Apte s action horror film Ghoul to be turned into English web series". mid-day. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Ekta Kapoor's next web-series titled The Verdict – State V/s Nanavati - Deets inside". Zee News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 1976-, Kaul, Manav (9 March 2016). Thīka tumhāre pīche (Pahalā saṃskaraṇa ed.). Dillī. ISBN 9384419400. OCLC 974841092.
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External links
- Manav Kaul at IMDb
- Manav Kaul on X