Mani Kaul was a Hindi film maker. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher.He is famed for his cinematic conception, fiction and ‘visually seductive’ documentary filmsBorn: December 25, 1944, JodhpurDied: July 6, 2011, GurgaonFilms: Duvidha, The Cloud Door, Siddeshwari, Uski RotiAwards: National Awards, Filmfare Awards