Kamal Swaroop
Directing
Swaroop was born in Kashmir, India. His father was a teacher and palmist, and his mother was a homemaker. The family moved to Ajmer in the Rajasthan state. There he studied biology before moving to Pune in the Maharashtra state, where he studied film directing. He had a brief stint at the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he used Russian fairytales to teach science to children. Following this, he attended filmmaking classes in a remote village in Maharashtra.
Swaroop is best known for directing Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1988) and Rangbhoomi, for which he has received several awards.
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In 1974, Swaroop graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. His student work met with unusual international acclaim. He continued with postgraduate studies at the Institute.
Swaroop assisted the director Richard Attenborough in the filming of Gandhi (1982).
Known for
Gandhi
December 1, 1982
Om Dar-B-Dar
February 23, 1988
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
May 29, 1989
Mati Manas
March 27, 1985
The Khayal Saga
January 26, 1989
Ghashiram Kotwal
January 1, 1976
Battle of Banaras
December 13, 2015
Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One
January 1, 1997
Rangbhoomi
November 10, 2013
Tracing Phalke
January 1, 2013
Pushkar Puran
October 14, 2017
AALO The Light
December 1, 2021
Behind the camera18
- 2021AALO The Light Executive Producer
- 2019The Churning of the Ocean Director
- 2017Pushkar Puran Director
- 2015Battle of Banaras Director
- 2013Rangbhoomi Director, Writer
- 2013Tracing Phalke Director
- 2012Open Cafe v2.5 Dialogue
- 2006Bandish Director
- 1997Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Dialogue
- 1994Phalke's Children