Kishore Dang


Kishore Dang is an Indian director. He has a long career in TV shows, production and filmmaking. Dang was a member of the Jury of the 53rd National Film Awards organized by the Government of India. Dang has been associated with foreign films such as Gandhi, The Far Pavilions, Kim, Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, The Deceivers, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, In Custody and The Jungle Book. He has been associated with the Theatre Group “Ank” for four years that was led by Dinesh Thakur. His television shows include Maila Aanchal, Nooriee, Uttarkatha, Humsafar The Train, Detective Karan and Faujji...The Iron Man. He directed documentary film Kab Tak that participated in Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. Other films include Aakhri Dastak - a film made for the Indian Army.

Early life

Dang left home at age 19. He met producer Suresh Jindal. He introduced Dang to Charles Torbett who made him the assistant of Tony Teiger.

Career

Major work

Dang became a director. He started out by contributing to foreign films. Then, he began producing TV shows. His first, Maila Aanchal, aired on DD National in 1990. He directed many other serials. He acted in a serial, Space City Sigma.
Dang also made documentary films. Some of those are: Sugalis/Lambadis, The Yaravas Of Coorg and Kab-Tak. Kab-Tak is a short, competition film, that participated in The Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. Dang directed a short movie called Aakhri Dastak for the Indian Army.

Filmography

TV serials

Maila AanchalAbhimaan Station Master The Living Traditions DaastanEk Gulab Ka Khoon Humsafar - The TrainJehara Subahah Detective KaranDetective Jai Karan The DetectiveFaujji...The Iron ManUttar KathaNoorieeRukhsana Parag Goswami - The Detective Zara Thehro Praarabdh Maare Gaye Gulfaam
  • ''Bazm-E-Charaghan''

Documentaries

Sugalis / Lambadis The Yaravas Of CoorgFun-FlyingShowcase India
  • ''Slum Sanitation''

Associated with foreign feature films

Gandhi Indo British Films Limited, London Bengal Lancers Stephen Weeks Company, Kim London Films International Limited, London Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy George Walker Productions Ltd., Middlesex The Deceivers Merchant Ivory Production The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Worldwide Productions Ltd., California The Jungle Book Baloo Productions Inc., Middlesex The Far Pavilions Geoff Reeve & Associates Ltd., London In Custody Merchant Ivory Productions Kasmir Short Cut Films West Myth Nitrate Films AT&T Emerald Films, New York

Short films

Aakhri Dastak a film on HIV/AIDS for Ministry of Defence.Kab-Tak a film on child labour for Films Division

Recognition

  • NIFA Award for the Best Show from The Honourable Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting for Maila Aanchal.
  • Best TV. Show, Karan The Detective, in 2005 and in 2007, respectively.