Awtar Krishna Kaul is a director and writer in Hindi cinema, credited on 27 Down (1974).
Awtar Krishna Kaul (27 September 1939 – 20 July 1974) was an Indian film director who was active between 1970 and 1974. He won the National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film for 27 Down (1974). Awtar was the film's screenwriter and producer. The National Film Award for Best Cinematography was awarded to Apurba Kishore Bir. It received the Ecumenical Award at the Locarno Film Festival and the Dulac Prize at the Mannheim International Film Festival. It has been screened at the Festival des 3 Continents, France; IFFI, Goa; and GES-2, Moscow.
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Also known as: Avtar Krishna Kaul
Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 27 Down | Director · Writer | Hindi |
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