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Pradip Krishen is a Director, Scriptwriter and Editor Indian born on 1949

Pradip Krishen

Pradip Krishen
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Nationality Inde
Birth 1949 (75 years)

Pradip Krishen, né en 1949 à New Delhi est un réalisateur indien ayant connu le succès avec les films Massey Sahib et In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1985), sur un scénario de son épouse Arundhati Roy et avec Shahrukh Khan, un acteur encore inconnu, et Electric Moon (1992).

Historien de formation, il commença à réaliser des films documentaires et une série télé en 21 épisodes : The Banyan Tree.

Après 1985, il devint naturaliste et botaniste. Depuis 1995, il est passionné par l'étude des arbres et organise des parcours pédagogiques au sein des villes ou des jungles indiennes.

Il a publié un livre à succès : Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, Delhi Tourism, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Published by Dorling Kindersley (India), 2006. .

Usually with

Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
(3 films)
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
(2 films)
Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth
(2 films)
Giles Nuttgens
Giles Nuttgens
(1 films)
Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pradip Krishen (3 films)

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Director

In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
, 1h52
Directed by Pradip Krishen
Genres Comedy
Actors Roshan Seth, Shahrukh Khan, Arundhati Roy, Himani Shivpuri, Manoj Bajpayee, Niraj Sah
Rating80% 4.041334.041334.041334.041334.04133
Anand Grover, better known as Annie, is victimized for making fun of his principal, Y.D. Billimoria (popularly known as Yamdoot or Hell's messenger), years ago. At the National Institute of Architecture, New Delhi, Annie is repeating his fifth year for the fourth time. He spends his hours in the hostel which is the best part of his life, by 'giving it those ones' — indulging in daydreams of social uplift. His latest idea is to plant fruit trees on either side of railway tracks, where rural India defecates daily. The fecal matter will provide the necessary compost for the trees, while the trains, with sprinklers attached, will automatically water the plants.
Massey Sahib
Massey Sahib (1986)
, 2h4
Directed by Pradip Krishen
Genres Drama
Actors Raghubir Yadav, Barry John, Virendra Saxena, Arundhati Roy, Hemant Mishra
Rating75% 3.7502053.7502053.7502053.7502053.750205
The film is set in 1929, in a small town in Central India. Francis Massey (Raghubir Yadav) is a clerk in the Deputy Commissioner's office in the colonial administration of British India. He aspires to be like the colonial rulers, and thinks of himself as different from his Indian compatriots. In his wish to help the rulers – in particular, his immediate superior, Deputy Commissioner Charles Adam (Barry John) – he adopts methods that are irregular. Adam's dream project of building a road through the forest is stuck for lack of funds. Massey manages to get it completed using a mixture of manipulation, persuasion and threats. To his surprise, he is accused of corruption by the very boss whom he had meant to help, and who had condoned his earlier transgressions. His wife too is forcefully taken back by her family. He turns for help to his friend Banaji (Veerendra Saxena) to get his wife back.Banaji refuses to help him. In an act of frustrated rage, Massey kills Banaji. He is arrested for murder, and Adam advises him to plead guilty to accidental manslaughter. However, Massey refuses, secure in the belief that his Adam Sahib will help him out, leading to the tragic denouement.

Scriptwriter

Massey Sahib
Massey Sahib (1986)
, 2h4
Directed by Pradip Krishen
Genres Drama
Actors Raghubir Yadav, Barry John, Virendra Saxena, Arundhati Roy, Hemant Mishra
Rating75% 3.7502053.7502053.7502053.7502053.750205
The film is set in 1929, in a small town in Central India. Francis Massey (Raghubir Yadav) is a clerk in the Deputy Commissioner's office in the colonial administration of British India. He aspires to be like the colonial rulers, and thinks of himself as different from his Indian compatriots. In his wish to help the rulers – in particular, his immediate superior, Deputy Commissioner Charles Adam (Barry John) – he adopts methods that are irregular. Adam's dream project of building a road through the forest is stuck for lack of funds. Massey manages to get it completed using a mixture of manipulation, persuasion and threats. To his surprise, he is accused of corruption by the very boss whom he had meant to help, and who had condoned his earlier transgressions. His wife too is forcefully taken back by her family. He turns for help to his friend Banaji (Veerendra Saxena) to get his wife back.Banaji refuses to help him. In an act of frustrated rage, Massey kills Banaji. He is arrested for murder, and Adam advises him to plead guilty to accidental manslaughter. However, Massey refuses, secure in the belief that his Adam Sahib will help him out, leading to the tragic denouement.

Editor