Katha Sagar (1986)

Directed by

Shyam Benegal

Country

India

Elsewhere

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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.

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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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