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| caption = Kamal Swaroop, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[48th International Film Festival of India|2017]])<br />
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| birth_place = [[Kashmir]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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| occupation = Film, television and radio director, screenwriter<br />
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| notable_works = [[Om-Dar-Ba-Dar|''Om-Dar-Ba-Dar'' (1988)]], ''Rangbhoomi''<br />
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'''Kamal Swaroop''' is an Indian film, television and radio director and a [[screenwriter]]. He made documentary as well as feature films. His works [[Om-Dar-Ba-Dar|''Om-Dar-Ba-Dar'' (1988)]] and ''Rangbhoomi'' have received several awards.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Swaroop was born in [[Kashmir]]. His father was a teacher and [[palmist]], his mother a homemaker. The family moved to [[Ajmer]] in [[Rajasthan state]], where he graduated in Biology. He then moved to [[Pune]] in [[Maharashtra state]] to study film direction. He had a brief stint at the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]], where he used Russian fairytales to teach science to kids. He then took filmmaking classes in a remote village in Maharashtra.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-17/news-interviews/46300840_1_film-direction-kamal-swaroop-nfdc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118092104/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-17/news-interviews/46300840_1_film-direction-kamal-swaroop-nfdc|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Richard Attenborough: 'I never wanted to make an Amitabh Bachchan-starrer' &#124; Hindi Movie News|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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In 1974 Swaroop graduated from the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] and even his student works met with unusual international acclaim. He continued with postgraduate studies at the Institute. He assisted the director [[Richard Attenborough]] in the filming of ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982).<br />
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==Career==<br />
===Rangbhoomi===<br />
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On a grant from the India Foundation for the Arts, IFA, Swaroop began tracing the life of [[Dadasaheb Phalke]] through workshops all over India . One such workshop in [[Benaras]] was the foundation for his documentary film ''Rangbhoomi'', re-telling the story of Phalke's life there..<br />
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''Rangbhoomi'' premiered at the [[Rome Film Festival]] in the official competition section. It eventually went won the National Award (Golden Lotus) award for best non-feature film, Kamal's 2nd national award.<br />
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===Om Dar Ba Dar===<br />
The idea of ''Om Dar-Ba-Dar'' came to Swaroop on the sets of ''Gandhi''. He said, "I managed the crowds and told stories to keep them entertained. One of it was about a boy who skips school and runs away from home when the results are due. He then discovers that he can make a living by holding his breath for a really long time, just like the frogs".<ref name="indiatimes"/><br />
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''Om Dar-Ba-Dar'' is set in a mythical small town in [[Rajasthan]] and tells the tale of the boy Om growing into [[adolescence]]. Son of a [[fortune teller]], Om's major problem is that, riddled with guilt about his [[voyeurism]], he believes himself to be responsible for everything that happens around him. Meanwhile, his elder sister Gayatri, who is being courted by Jagdish, dreams of a future in which she can ride a bicycle or sit in the men's section of a movie theatre.<br />
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Many of Om's fantasies about [[sexuality]] and death are graphically realised in remarkable song sequences: the science teacher dissecting a frog expands into a [[Federico Fellini]] inspired "Rana Tigrina" number or the moonwalk on a terrace on the night that [[Neil Armstrong]] landed on the moon. This double-edged [[satire]] acquires a further dimension with the entry of Phoolkumari, whose sexuality sends out beguiling yet horrifying message. The war is declared as [[Diwali]] firecrackers become real explosions. His father's diamonds, hoarded for black market reasons, are swallowed by frogs. In the end, Om atones by enacting the traditional legend of [[Brahma]]'s descent to earth.<br />
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Made in 1988 with the help of [[National Film Development Corporation of India]], ''Om Dar-Ba-Dar'' made it to the festival circuit and then shuffled out into obscurity.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/rushes-pink-wink/article5586391.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Rushes: Pink wink|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> This film was a major attraction in the festival circuit and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival but never got a theatrical release in the country.<ref name="dearcinema">{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/news/pvr-release-om-dar-ba-dar/3004|publisher=dearcinema.com|title=dearcinema.com/news/pvr-release-om-dar-ba-dar/3004|accessdate=24 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116154158/http://dearcinema.com/news/pvr-release-om-dar-ba-dar/3004|archivedate=16 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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''Om Dar-Ba-Dar'' was a major attraction in the festival circuit and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival but never got a theatrical release in the country.<ref name="dearcinema"/><br />
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The restored version of ''Om-Dar-Ba-Dar'' was released on 17 January 2014.<br />
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===The Battle of Benaras===<br />
Swaroop was working on a full-length documentary titled ''The Battle of Benaras'', produced by Medient.<br />
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==Works==<br />
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;As director:<br />
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* ''Pushkar Puran'' (2017) [https://www.pushkarpuran.com/home/]<br />
* ''Battle For Benaras'' (2014) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3705084/]<br />
* ''Rangbhoomi'' (2013) [http://moifightclub.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/first-look-kamal-swaroops-rangbhoomi-trailer-synopsis/]<br />
* ''Bandish'' (2007) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVLcHT6QfQE]<br />
* ''When the Image Meets the Shadow'' (2004) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfUBpxwYcw]<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246825/ ''Om-Dar-Ba-Dar'' (1988)]<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137685/ ''Ghashiram Kotwal'' (1976)]<br />
* ''Dorothy'' (1974)<br />
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;As writer:<br />
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* ''Tracing Phalke'' (2013) [http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/tracing-phalke.html]<br />
* ''Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One'' (1997) (dialogs)<br />
* ''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro'' (1989) (researcher) (script consultant)<br />
* ''Salaam Bombay'' (dialogs)<br />
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;As production designer:<br />
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* ''Siddeshwari'' (1989)<br />
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;As second unit director or assistant director:<br />
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* ''Gandhi'' (1982) (assistant director)<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|<br />
<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841919/|publisher=imdb.com|title=Kamal Swaroop - IMDb |accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><br />
<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/16/stories/2004111601050300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123051720/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/16/stories/2004111601050300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 November 2004|author=bgsug|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Metro Plus Bangalore / Entertainment : Subversion on the screen – Kamal Swaroop interview |date=2004-11-16|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><br />
<ref name="indianauteur">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianauteur.com/?p=965/|publisher=indianauteur.com|title= Kamal Swaroop interview |accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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