publication_date arvind desai ki ajeeb dastaan
Shyam Benegal ( born ___MASK50___ December ___MASK64___ ) is an Indian director and screenwriter . With his first four feature films " Ankur " ( 1973 ), " Nishant " ( 1975 ), " Manthan " ( ___MASK19___ ) and "" ( 1977 ) he created a new genre , which has now come to be called the " middle cinema " in India . He has expressed dislike of the term , preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema . Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro ( Devnagari :            , English : Just Let It Go , Friends ) is a ___MASK90___ Hindi comedy film directed by Kundan Shah and produced by NFDC . It is a dark satire on the rampant corruption in Indian politics , bureaucracy , news media and business , and stars an ensemble cast including Naseeruddin Shah , Ravi Baswani , Om Puri , Pankaj Kapur , Satish Shah , Satish Kaushik , Bhakti Barve and Neena Gupta . Sadgati ( The Deliverance ) is a ___MASK56___ Hindi film , primarily made for TV , by Satyajit Ray , based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand . Chachi 420 is a ___MASK85___ Hindi film , a remake of the Tamil film " Avvai Shanmughi " and was the first film directed by Kamal Haasan who also starred as the main character . It is thought to be an Indian remake of " Mrs . Doubtfire " but there are many plot differences between two movies . Actors include Kamal Haasan himself in the lead and also playing a double role , Lakshay Gulia , Tabu , Om Puri , Johnny Walker , Paresh Rawal , Rajendranath Zutshi , Ayesha Jhulka , Nassar and Baby Sana . The executive producer is Sab John a . k . a . John E . Om Prakesh Puri ( ___MASK8___ October 1950  ___MASK96___ January 2017 ) was an Indian actor who appeared mainly in mainstream commercial Indian films , as well as independent and art films . He is best - known for his author - backed roles in films like " Aakrosh " ( 1980 ), " Arohan " ( 1982 ) and television films like " Sadgati " ( 1981 ) and " Tamas " ( 1987 ) and also light - hearted roles in " Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro " ( 1983 ) and " Chachi 420 " ( 1997 ). He had various collaborations with director Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani . Puri also appeared in non - Indian productions in the United States and Britain . Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai ( English : " Why does Albert Pinto get Angry ?") is an ___MASK24___ Bollywood film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza based on his own story . The film starred Naseeruddin Shah , Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil as leads . Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho ! ( Summons for Mohan Joshi ) is a ___MASK17___ Hindi art film , made by Saeed Akhtar Mirza , based on his own story , during the Parallel Cinema period of Indian cinema . Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan is a 1978 Hindi Language film , directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza and starring Dilip Dhawan , Anjali Paigankar , Sriram Lagoo and Om Puri . Govind Nihalani ( born ___MASK25___ December 1940 in Karachi ) is an Indian film director , cinematographer , screenwriter and producer , known for his works in Hindi cinema . He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards ( India ), and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards . In ___MASK13___ , his script for " Drohkaal " was adapted by Kamal Hassan for its Tamil remake , " Kuruthipunal " which subsequently became India ' s official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category . Saeed Akhtar Mirza ( born 30 June ___MASK100___ ) is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television . He is the maker of important Parallel cinema films like " Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho !" ( 1984 ), " Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai " ( 1980 ), " Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro " ( 1989 ) and " Naseem " ( 1995 ), which won two National Film Awards in 1996 . Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro is a ___MASK41___ Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza , with Pavan Malhotra as lead . The film won the 37th National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in ___MASK41___ and ___MASK63___ National Film Award for Best Cinematography . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK30___ . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad .