Dar Gai
Dar Gai is a Ukrainian director, screenwriter and producer.
She is best known for her work on the films" Teen Aur Aadha" and" Namdev Bhau".
Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra( born 12 June 1979) is an Indian filmmaker.
Batra is widely known for his debut feature film" The Lunchbox" starring Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Nimrat Kaur, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won Rail d’ Or( Grand Golden Rail).
Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014.
" The Lunchbox" has been called the highest grossing foreign film in North America, Europe and Australia for the year of 2014 grossing over 25 Million USD/ 180 Crore INR.
Batra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for" The Lunchbox" in the category Film Not in the English language in 2015.
He has directed the English- language film" The Sense of an Ending", starring Jim Broadbent.
The film is an adaptation of Julian Barnes ’ Booker Prize- winning novel" The Sense of an Ending".
Ritesh has also directed Our Souls at Night starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.
Shima (film)
Shima is a 2007 film from Uzbekistan.
California Winter
California Winter is an American drama film from 2012.
Surang
Surang, also called" Dynamite", is a 1953 film directed by V. Shantaram for his Rajkamal Kalamandir banner.
The story and dialogue were by Vinod Kumar with music by Shivram Krishna and lyrics by Shewan Rizwi.
The actor Chandrashekhar came into prominence with his role of a miner in the film.
The rest of cast included Shashikala, Sheila Ramani, Vinod Kumar, Ulhas and Vikas.
The film was made at a time when Shantaram was producing his social films of" exceptional merit" such as" Apna Desh"( 1949)," DahejParchhain"( 1952) and" Teen Batti Char Rasta"( 1953).
The film was about the plight of quarry workers, and the roles of Chandrashekhar as the quarry worker and Shashikala as the crazy but astute girl were commended.
The Sense of an Ending (film)
The Sense of an Ending is a 2017 British- American mystery drama film directed by Ritesh Batra and written by Nick Payne, based on the novel of the same name by Julian Barnes.
The film stars Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Billy Howle, Emily Mortimer and Michelle Dockery.
The film had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on 2 January 2017.
It was released in the United States on 10 March 2017, by CBS Films and Lionsgate, and in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2017, by StudioCanal.
A Kind of America
A Kind of America is a Hungarian comedy film from 2002.
Teen Batti Char Raasta
Teen Batti Char Raasta is a 1953 Hindi comedy- drama film on national integration directed by V. Shantaram.
The film was made under the Rajkamal Kalamandir banner and produced by Shantaram.
The story and dialogue were by Diwan Sharar while the cinematography was by G. Balkrishna.
With music composed by Shivram Krishna, it had lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.
The star cast included Karan Dewan, Sandhya, Shashikala, Nirupa Roy, Sheila Ramani, Dewan Sharar and Lalita Kumari.
The film, which portrays national integration, involved a family, whose patriarch Lala Gulabchand( Diwan Sharar), is a Punjabi married to a woman from Uttar Pradesh.
He lives near a crossroads with three lights and four streets.
The crossroads is used symbolically as a union of the different states and religions in the country, as mentioned in the film.
Their five of six sons then marry girls from five different states in India and the story follows the chaos that ensues.
The film had a sub- plot weaved into it in the form of a dark- complexioned girl, Shyama( Sandhya), who is first humiliated by the hero Ramesh( Karan Dewan), and then accepted by him as he falls in love with the" real person".
V. Shantaram
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre( 18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian Marathi filmmaker, film producer and actor.
He is most known for films such as" Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani"( 1946)," Amar Bhoopali"( 1951)," Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje"( 1955)," Do Aankhen Barah Haath"( 1957)," Navrang"( 1959)," Duniya Na Mane"( 1937)," Pinjara"( 1972)," ChaniIye Marathiche Nagari" and" Zunj".
Karan Dewan
Karan Dewan( born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917- 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films.
He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979.
He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film- based magazine in Urdu.
His brother was the film producer and director Jaimani Dewan.
His decisive film was" Rattan"( 1944), which was produced by his brother Jaimini Diwan, and this movie had turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944.
He also sang songs in this movie under music director Naushad, and his song" Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular.
He sang in films such as" Piya Ghar Aaja"( 1947)," Mitti Ke Khiloune"( 1948) and" Lahore"( 1949).
His other important films were" Zeenat"( 1945)," Lahore"( 1949)," Dahej"( 1950)," Bahar"( 1951) and" Teen Batti Char Raasta"( 1953).
Known as a" jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee( twenty- five weeks or more) hits.
Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of" Rattan", in which she had a character role.
By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of Maya( 1966).
He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films such as" Apna Ghar"( 1960)," Shaheed"( 1965)," Jeene Ki Raah"( 1969) and" Nadaan"( 1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's" Atmaram"( 1979).

Question: Are the directors of both films Teen Batti Char Raasta and The Sense Of An Ending (Film) from the same country?
Answer: yes