Kabir Khan (director)
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Kabir Khan is an Pathan
Indian film director, screenwriter, and camera operator of documentary and Bollywood
films.
, Delhi University, Khan started his career as a cinematographer for the documentary film, Beyond the Himalayas (1995) which was directed by Gautam Ghosh and later aired on Discovery Channel
. As a director he made his debut with the documentary, The Forgotten Army (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army
. These films were followed by The Taliban Years and Beyond, and The Titanic Sinks in Kabul (2001). Khan later made two Bollywood
films, Kabul Express
in 2006 and New York
in 2009.
. They have a son, Vivaan and a daughter, Sairah.
jihad: the sword of islam:
This film has been shot in Iran, Indonesia, malayasia, Afghanistan, Qatar, Israel, India and
Pakistan and looks at the varying presectives in the Muslim world on the contentious issue
of jihad. Commissioned by the Tele-Productions International- USA, this film was released in
march 2004.
(2004/ 52 mins/ Documentary)
The Titanic Sinks in Kabul:
This film looks at the destruction of Afghanistan's environment due to the two and a half
decades of war. While the world is focusing on the political situation in Afghanistan, in
reality this country is facing an environmental disaster.
(2002/ 24 mins/ Documentary)
International Sasa Award 2003, Italy.
V FICA Film Festival, Brazil-2003
FIKE 2003- Evora International Short Film Festival, Portugal.
The Taliban years and beyond:
A major International Documentary of Afghanistan, recreating the five years of the Taliban
regime. This is one of the first films to have been made immediately after the collapse of
the taliban and was shot extensively all Afghanistan from December 2001 to March 2002.
(2002/ 52 mins/ Documentary)
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2002
Mumbai International Film Festival, 2004
Two Assassinations and an accident:
This was the first part of the documentary series, The Decisive Decades: This ten part series
commissioned by the India Today looks at the contemporary history of India in the last
quarter of the 20th century. Through interviews with key players in historic events, archival
footage and stylized dramatic recreations, we look at 25 years have shaped the nation.
(2001/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
National Critics Award- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
Copper Trophy- IDPA Awards, 2002
Film South Asia Festival 2001, Khatmandu
The Forgotten Army:
A film on the Azad Hind Fauj, shot in Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia. The film retraces the
route of the march of the Indian National Army from Singapore to Imphal along with veterans
of this army returning to Burma after 50 years. During the filming we drove from Singapore to
Delhi covering more than 8000 km. This film has been written about many noted film
critcs and has been selected by several US universites for their curriculum.
(1998/ 105 mins/ Documentary)
Grand Jury Award- Film South Asia '99 , Khatmandu.
Mumbai International Film Festival-2000
Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Mechanics of Change:
A documentary commissioned by the World Bank-UNDP Water and Sanitation Program on
Women and rural water management. This film was premeried on March 22, 2000 at the
Hague on the occasion of the World Water Day and has been acquired by the Discovery
Channel.
(2000/ 24 mins/ Documentary)
Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Ganga for National Geographic Channel:
A series of spots on unique aspects of India, commissioned by the National Geographic
channel. One of these spots called Ganga was an entry at the Toronto Environmental
Festival-2001 and at the Digital Talkies festival-2001
(2001/ 2 mins/ Documentary)
The Great Indian Diaspora:
A film on the Indians abroad. Have completed the first part of a global series on the NRIs
around the world. The film was commissioned by the ministry of External Affaris and was
shot in the United Kingdom.
(1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
War in Paradise:
Commissioned by Tele- productions international (USA) and produced by the Moving Picture
Company, this film puts forward an independent Indian perspective on Kashmir and was
combined with another part which was made by Pakistani film-maker.
(1999/20 mins/ Documentary)
A Nation Celebrates:
Commissioned by the Ministry of External Affairs, to round up the 50 years of Independence,
this film was premeried on Star plus on the 15th August, 1998 and was shown in 40
countries across the world by the Embassies on Independece day. It is through certain
individual case studies all over India that the fil looks at the coming age of the Indian
Nation.
(1998/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Discover India (Discovery Channel):
A series of short feature on lesser known aspects and places in India. Discover India is
broadcast all over the world in several different languages. This was the first series to be
commissioned in India by the Discovery Channel.
(1998/ 3 mins/ Documentary)
Fifty Day War (Doordarshan):
This eight part series on the Kargil war was shot in Drass, Kargil and Batalik over a period of about 40 days just after the war. This series recreated the major battles of the war and took back the soldiers to the battle fields. (1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Pathan
Pathan may refer to a member of the:*Pashtun people; an ethnic group native to Pakistan and Afghanistan*Pathans of Punjab*Pathans of Rajasthan*Pathans of Uttar Pradesh*Pathans of Bihar*Pathans of Gujarat*Rohilla...
Indian film director, screenwriter, and camera operator of documentary and Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films.
Career
A graduate of Kirori Mal CollegeKirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in New Delhi, India that was established in 1954. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in science, arts, liberal arts and commerce and is known for being one of the most politically active colleges in University...
, Delhi University, Khan started his career as a cinematographer for the documentary film, Beyond the Himalayas (1995) which was directed by Gautam Ghosh and later aired on Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
. As a director he made his debut with the documentary, The Forgotten Army (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army
Indian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
. These films were followed by The Taliban Years and Beyond, and The Titanic Sinks in Kabul (2001). Khan later made two Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films, Kabul Express
Kabul Express
Kabul Express is a Bollywood film that was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghan actor Hanif Hum Ghum and American actress Linda Arsenio...
in 2006 and New York
New York (film)
New York is a 2009 Bollywood thriller directed by Kabir Khan, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, and with a screenplay by Sandeep Srivastava. Visual effects are by Visual Computing Labs, Tata Elxsi Ltd. It stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Irrfan Khan...
in 2009.
Family
He is married to TV anchor Mini MathurMini Mathur
Mini Mathur is an Indian actress and television personality. She was a video jockey on SUN TV India and hosted a couple of shows for the channel. She is also a co-host of the Indian reality singing contest Indian Idol....
. They have a son, Vivaan and a daughter, Sairah.
Director
- Ek Tha TigerEk Tha TigerEk Tha Tiger is an upcoming Hindi language romantic thriller. The film will be produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan. This will be his third collaboration with the banner after Kabul Express and New York . Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were confirmed to play the lead roles at a...
(2012) - New YorkNew York (film)New York is a 2009 Bollywood thriller directed by Kabir Khan, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, and with a screenplay by Sandeep Srivastava. Visual effects are by Visual Computing Labs, Tata Elxsi Ltd. It stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Irrfan Khan...
(2009) - Kabul ExpressKabul ExpressKabul Express is a Bollywood film that was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghan actor Hanif Hum Ghum and American actress Linda Arsenio...
(2006) (also writer)
jihad: the sword of islam:
This film has been shot in Iran, Indonesia, malayasia, Afghanistan, Qatar, Israel, India and
Pakistan and looks at the varying presectives in the Muslim world on the contentious issue
of jihad. Commissioned by the Tele-Productions International- USA, this film was released in
march 2004.
(2004/ 52 mins/ Documentary)
The Titanic Sinks in Kabul:
This film looks at the destruction of Afghanistan's environment due to the two and a half
decades of war. While the world is focusing on the political situation in Afghanistan, in
reality this country is facing an environmental disaster.
(2002/ 24 mins/ Documentary)
International Sasa Award 2003, Italy.
V FICA Film Festival, Brazil-2003
FIKE 2003- Evora International Short Film Festival, Portugal.
The Taliban years and beyond:
A major International Documentary of Afghanistan, recreating the five years of the Taliban
regime. This is one of the first films to have been made immediately after the collapse of
the taliban and was shot extensively all Afghanistan from December 2001 to March 2002.
(2002/ 52 mins/ Documentary)
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2002
Mumbai International Film Festival, 2004
Two Assassinations and an accident:
This was the first part of the documentary series, The Decisive Decades: This ten part series
commissioned by the India Today looks at the contemporary history of India in the last
quarter of the 20th century. Through interviews with key players in historic events, archival
footage and stylized dramatic recreations, we look at 25 years have shaped the nation.
(2001/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
National Critics Award- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
Copper Trophy- IDPA Awards, 2002
Film South Asia Festival 2001, Khatmandu
The Forgotten Army:
A film on the Azad Hind Fauj, shot in Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia. The film retraces the
route of the march of the Indian National Army from Singapore to Imphal along with veterans
of this army returning to Burma after 50 years. During the filming we drove from Singapore to
Delhi covering more than 8000 km. This film has been written about many noted film
critcs and has been selected by several US universites for their curriculum.
(1998/ 105 mins/ Documentary)
Grand Jury Award- Film South Asia '99 , Khatmandu.
Mumbai International Film Festival-2000
Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Mechanics of Change:
A documentary commissioned by the World Bank-UNDP Water and Sanitation Program on
Women and rural water management. This film was premeried on March 22, 2000 at the
Hague on the occasion of the World Water Day and has been acquired by the Discovery
Channel.
(2000/ 24 mins/ Documentary)
Best National Film- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
Delhi International Film Festival, 2001
Ganga for National Geographic Channel:
A series of spots on unique aspects of India, commissioned by the National Geographic
channel. One of these spots called Ganga was an entry at the Toronto Environmental
Festival-2001 and at the Digital Talkies festival-2001
(2001/ 2 mins/ Documentary)
The Great Indian Diaspora:
A film on the Indians abroad. Have completed the first part of a global series on the NRIs
around the world. The film was commissioned by the ministry of External Affaris and was
shot in the United Kingdom.
(1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
War in Paradise:
Commissioned by Tele- productions international (USA) and produced by the Moving Picture
Company, this film puts forward an independent Indian perspective on Kashmir and was
combined with another part which was made by Pakistani film-maker.
(1999/20 mins/ Documentary)
A Nation Celebrates:
Commissioned by the Ministry of External Affairs, to round up the 50 years of Independence,
this film was premeried on Star plus on the 15th August, 1998 and was shown in 40
countries across the world by the Embassies on Independece day. It is through certain
individual case studies all over India that the fil looks at the coming age of the Indian
Nation.
(1998/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
Discover India (Discovery Channel):
A series of short feature on lesser known aspects and places in India. Discover India is
broadcast all over the world in several different languages. This was the first series to be
commissioned in India by the Discovery Channel.
(1998/ 3 mins/ Documentary)
Fifty Day War (Doordarshan):
This eight part series on the Kargil war was shot in Drass, Kargil and Batalik over a period of about 40 days just after the war. This series recreated the major battles of the war and took back the soldiers to the battle fields. (1999/ 25 mins/ Documentary)
- Beyond the Himalayas (1995)
Essays
- "Identity Proof." Indian Express, December 13, 2009.