Ismat Chughtai

ISMAT CHUGHTAI is the author of several collections of short stories, three novellas, a novel, The Crooked Line, a collection of reminiscences and essays, My Friend, My Enemy, and a memoir, Kaghazi Hai Perahan (The Paper-thin Garment). She produced and co-directed six films, and produced a further six independently.

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Ajoy Kumar Ghosh

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K. Suneetha Rani

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Praveen Kumar Jha

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Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai

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