Katha Sagar (1986)
- Directed by
- Shyam Benegal
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- India
- Length
- 1 season, 44 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Each episode of this series adapts a short story from a well-known international author, directed by a different Indian filmmaker. The stories stand alone and cover a range of ordinary human experiences.
gentlecontemplativevariedwell-pacedthoughtfulsimplequietwarm
What happens
Katha Sagar (translation:"A Sea of Stories") is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1986. The series featured a collection of stories by writers from around the world, including Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, and Anton Chekhov. Each episode was directed by one of eight well known Indian directors, including Shyam Benegal, Kundan Shah, Ved Rahi and Satyen Bose. Most of the stories in the series were one episode long. Many years after its original run, the series was again produced by Prem Krishen Malhotra and Sunil Mehta, founders of Cinevista Communications Limited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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