Gautam Kaul (film critic)
Gautam Kaul | |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 September 2024 (aged 83) New Delhi, India |
| Occupations | Film critic, film historian, musicologist, Indian Police Service officer |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Film Critic (1991) |
Gautam Kaul was a noted Indian film critic and film historian. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 1991.[1][2][3]
Kaul also served on several film juries, including the jury for the 31st National Film Awards in 1984. In 2000, he was part of the 12-member jury responsible for recommending films for the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[4]
Kaul served as president of the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) from 2014 to 2016. The FFSI is considered the central body for film appreciation and education in India.[5][6][7]
He also made significant contributions to the field of musicology.[3]
Kaul was also an Indian Police Service officer of the 1965 batch, serving as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from 1998 until his retirement in 2001.[8]
Film critic
Kaul was a columnist for prominent publications including Filmfare, Screen, and The Hindu. In addition to these, he wrote frequently for other film periodicals such as the Journal of Indian Cinema.[9]
Books
- Indian Film Culture: Indian Cinema
- Cinema and the Indian Freedom Struggle - 1998, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.[10][11][12]
- Prem Adib: The Lost Hero of the '40s – draft book[9]
Personal
Kaul was the son of renowned botanist the late Kailash Nath Kaul and late Sheila Kaul, an Indian National Congress leader and former Union minister.[13][14][15]
Death
Kaul died on September 18, 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was 83.[16]
References
- ^ "National awards winners - 1991". Times of India. 1991.
- ^ "Once upon a time". Indian Film Culture magazine. No. 15, Golden Jubilee Special. Federation of Film Societies of India. August 2010. p. 51.
- ^ a b "Two brilliant legacies beyond the uniform". Blitz India Media. 2 December 2025.
- ^ "The jury for Indian Panorama 2000 set up". Press Information Bureau. November 1999.
- ^ Premendra Mazumder (March 2025). "Film Society Movement in India" (PDF). E-CineIndia/Fipresci.
- ^ Premendra Mazumder (5 October 2025). "Our presidents". Federation of Film Societies of India.
- ^ "Federation of Film Societies of India". Cinecyclopedia. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Former ITBP DG Gautam Kaul dies at 83". Economic Times. 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Mani Kaul, prophet of pure cinema". Film Critics Circle. 2 December 2025.
- ^ Ravi Vasudevan (14 September 1998). "Book review: Gautam Kaul's Cinema and the Indian freedom struggle". India Today.
- ^ "Cinema as artistic narrative medium". Tribune India. 1998. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14.
- ^ Anil Grover (5 March 1999). "Book Review - Sin, Saints, and Cinema". Telegraph India.
- ^ "Former ITBP DG Gautam Kaul dies at 83". Press Trust of India. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2025-12-02.
- ^ BL Razdan (29 September 2024). "A man of myriad tastes". Daily Excelsior.
- ^ "Veteran Congress Leader Sheila Kaul No More". The New Indian Express. 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Former ITBP DG and noted film critique dies at 83". Indian Mandarins. 19 September 2024.