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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist. He was a pioneer of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema and won four National Film Awards and the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. Courtesy: K.A. Abbas Memorial Trust. One of the special features of the 12th Habitat Film Festival held in Delhi (from May 19 to 28) was a specially curated package of five...
Learn about the life and works of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, a writer, film maker and journalist who depicted the tales of ordinary people in his fiction. Explore his stories such as 'Sparrows', 'Rice' and 'The Black Sun' that reflect his social and political vision.
Jul 17, 2017 · A portrait of journalist-turned filmmaker Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, as painted by his documentarian and close associates. While reviewing films for Bombay Chronicle in the late 1930s, Khwaja Ah mad Abbas (1914-1987) realised the films of the time were limited by their weak plots.
Oct 18, 2017 · Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (June 7, 1914 – June 1, 1987) was an Indian film director and producer, novelist, screenwriter, columnist, short story writer and playwright. In a career spanning over half a century, Abbas emerged on the Indian and global scene as a communicator of great repute.
In the 73 years that Khwaja Ahmad Abbas lived, he wrote more than 74 books; as a journalist he produced the longest running column in the history of journalism. Besides screenplays and dialogues for popular films, he also wrote plays.
A KA Abbas retrospective at the Habitat Film Festival, currently on in Delhi, takes stock of how he portrayed the common man’s encounter with the city.
