Krishna Shah (10 May 1938 â€" 13 October 2013) was an
Indian-American/Gujarati film and theatre director, screenwriter,
playwright, producer, and production/distribution executive.Shah was
considered the first Indian to create the crossover between Bollywood
and Hollywood. He began his career with international stage plays and
also screenplay work for US television, but is perhaps best known for
directing the feature films Shalimar and The River Niger. In his
middle years, Shah was involved with the low budget cult circuit,
directing and/or distributing movies such as Hard Rock Zombies and Ted
& Venus, the later of which he executive produced through his Double
Helix Films banner.Shah was a perennial of the international film
distribution scene, where he spent decades in various sales,
production, and leadership capacities.In 1984, after years of creating
nothing but financial and critical failures at both the US and Indian
motion picture box office, Shah became famously "enraged" over the
lack of interest in his film catalogue by distributors in his native
India, saying, "the difference between filmmaking in Hollywood and
India is like the difference between steak and curry."
Indian-American/Gujarati film and theatre director, screenwriter,
playwright, producer, and production/distribution executive.Shah was
considered the first Indian to create the crossover between Bollywood
and Hollywood. He began his career with international stage plays and
also screenplay work for US television, but is perhaps best known for
directing the feature films Shalimar and The River Niger. In his
middle years, Shah was involved with the low budget cult circuit,
directing and/or distributing movies such as Hard Rock Zombies and Ted
& Venus, the later of which he executive produced through his Double
Helix Films banner.Shah was a perennial of the international film
distribution scene, where he spent decades in various sales,
production, and leadership capacities.In 1984, after years of creating
nothing but financial and critical failures at both the US and Indian
motion picture box office, Shah became famously "enraged" over the
lack of interest in his film catalogue by distributors in his native
India, saying, "the difference between filmmaking in Hollywood and
India is like the difference between steak and curry."
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