Mumbai,
Oct 7: Veteran film director Kundan Shah passed away at his residence
early Saturday morning after suffering a heart attack, family sources said. He
was 69. Shah, an ex-student of Film and Television Institute of India in Pune
made his debut in 1983 with the cult classic "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro"
(1983). The film did not get box office success but Shah received his first and
only National Award -- Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director --
for the movie which went on to become one of the most celebrated dark satirical
comedies in the history of Indian cinema. He returned the award during the
student protest in his alma mater FTII in 2015. He made his directorial debut
on television in 1986 with the popular series "Nukkad". In 1988, he directed
the sitcom "Wagle Ki Duniya", based on cartoonist R K Laxman's
character, the common man. The director made his Bollywood comeback in 1993
with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa". His next film was
"Kya Kehna" (2000). Starring Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and
Chandrachur Singh, the movie became a surprise hit. UNI
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