Kamal Swaroop
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.
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).
Acting
Crew
Movie
Gandhi
Assistant Director
1982
Movie
Om Dar-B-Dar
Director
1988
Movie
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Researcher
1989
Movie
Mati Manas
Writer
1985
Movie
The Khayal Saga
Dialogue
1989
Movie
Ghashiram Kotwal
Director
1976
Movie
Battle of Banaras
Director
2015
Movie
Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One
Dialogue
1997
Movie
Rangbhoomi
Director
2013
Movie
Tracing Phalke
Director
2013
Movie
Atul
Director
Movie
Pushkar Puran
Director
2017