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Time of India
2 days ago
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On death anniversary, gifted director Awtar Kaul remembered in rare photos
Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from the handles @avijitghoshtoi and @cinemawaleghosh LESS ... MORE Awtar Krishna Kaul, whose 51st death anniversary falls today, is one of the could-have-been greats of Indian cinema. He produced, directed and wrote the screenplay of the iconic feature film, 27 Down (1974). Made on a tight budget of Rs 2 lakh by the young US-returned filmmaker, the movie won the national award for best film and best cinematography. The film also received the Ecumenial Award in the Locarno Film festival and the Dulcat prize at the Mannheim International Film festival. Rakhee, Rekha Sabnis and Om Shivpuri were some other actors in the film which was based on Ramesh Bakshi's Hindi novel, Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe. Kaul was born in Srinagar. He came to Mumbai after spending 14 years in New York where he drove a taxi and graduated from a film school. He also worked with the famous director James Ivory in the film, Bombay Talkies. His death came under very unusual circumstances. Kaul died tragically trying to save a girl from drowning in the White House Area in Walkeshwar, Bombay. He was just 34. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kohli… that cover drive, that swagger, that aggression
Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from the handles @avijitghoshtoi and @cinemawaleghosh LESS ... MORE In his days of pomp in Test cricket, Virat Kohli's cover drive reminded one of Robert Browning's lines, 'God's in his heaven and all's right with the world.' The quintessence of that stroke, a fusion of art and aristocracy, was timing. That gift of grabbing the moment was evident again in the way Kohli, the most complete batter of his generation, has chosen to sign off from the game's longest version. Read full opinion on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
