Dharti Ke Lal
Dharti Ke Lal( Children of the Earth in English) is a 1946 Hindi- Urdu film, the first directorial venture of the noted film director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas( K. A. Abbas).
It was jointly written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Bijon Bhattacharya, based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story" Annadata" by Krishan Chander.
The film had music by Ravi Shankar, with lyrics by Ali Sardar Jafri and Prem Dhawan.
The film was based on the Bengal famine of 1943, which killed millions of Bengali people, and was one of the first films in Indian cinema's social- realist movement.
In 1949," Dharti Ke Lal" also became the first Indian film to receive widespread distribution in the Soviet Union( USSR), which led to the country becoming a major overseas market for Indian films.
Ormacheppu
Ormacheppu is a 1998 Indian Malayalam- language Psychological thriller film, directed by Lohithadas and starring Lal and Dileep.
Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni( 1 May 1913 – 13 April 1973), born Yudhishthir Sahni, was an Indian film and stage actor, who is best known for" Dharti Ke Lal"( 1946)," Do Bigha Zameen"( 1953)," Kabuliwala"( 1961) and" Garam Hawa"( 1973).
He came from Bhera, now in Punjab, Pakistan, and was the brother of Bhisham Sahni, noted Hindi writer, playwright, and actor.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas( 7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages.
He won four National Film Awards in India, and internationally his films won the Palme d' Or( Grand Prize) at the Cannes Film Festival( out of three Palme d' Or nominations) and the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
As a director and screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of the pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, and as a screenwriter he is also known for writing Raj Kapoor's best films.
As a director, he made a number of important Hindi- Urdu films.
" Dharti Ke Lal"( 1946), about the Bengal famine of 1943, was one of Indian cinema's first social- realist films, and opened up the overseas market for Indian films in the Soviet Union.
" Pardesi"( 1957) was nominated for the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
" Shehar Aur Sapna"( 1963) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, while" Saat Hindustani"( 1969) and" Do Boond Pani"( 1972) both won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
As a screenwriter, he penned a number of neo-realistic films, such as" Dharti Ke Lal"( which he directed)," Neecha Nagar"( 1946) which won the Palme d' Or at the first Cannes Film Festival," Naya Sansar"( 1941)," Jagte Raho"( 1956), and" Saat Hindustani"( which he also directed).
He is also known for writing the best of Raj Kapoor's films, including the Palme d' Or nominated" Awaara"( 1951), as well as" Shree 420"( 1955)," Mera Naam Joker"( 1970)," Bobby"( 1973) and" Henna"( 1991).
His column ‘ Last Page ’ holds the distinction of being one of the longest- running columns in the history of Indian journalism.
The column began in 1935, in" The Bombay Chronicle", and moved to the" Blitz" after the" Chronicle"'s closure, where it continued until his death in 1987.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969.
Tripti Mitra
Tripti Mitra( née Tripti Bahaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group" Bohurupee" in 1948.
She has acted in films like" Jukti Takko Aar Gappo" and" Dharti Ke Lal".
She was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 1962 for Theatre acting, and the Padma Shri in 1971 by Government of India in Arts field.
Munna (1954 film)
Munna also called The Lost Child is a 1954 Hindi social drama film produced and directed by K. A. Abbas for the Naya Sansar banner.
The story was written by Abbas with photography by Ramchandra.
The music director was Anil Biswas though there were no songs in the film.
Master Romi played Munna and the actor Jagdeep appeared as a child artist in the film.
The rest of the cast included Sulochana Chatterjee, Shammi, Tripti Mitra Achala Sachdev, David, Manmohan Krishna, Johnny Walker, Rashid Khan and Nana Palsikar.
The film is stated to be a sequel to Abbas' debut directorial film "Dharti Ke Lal" (1946), especially with reference to the beginning of "Dharti Ke Lal".
Cited as the first Indian film produced without songs and dances, it was acclaimed as an international critical success though it failed at the box office.
A couple wants to adopt a child from an orphanage, but he escapes.
His mother looks for him and the two keep missing each other.
The story was later used by Chetan Anand for his film "Aakhri Khat" (1960).
Rajiv Rai
Rajiv Gulshan Rai( born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor.
He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai.
He has directed all his films under his father's production company" Trimurti Films".
He made his debut as a director with the 1985 action film" Yudh".
He went on to write and direct several hit films in the action and thriller genres:" Tridev"( 1989)," Vishwatma"( 1992)," Mohra"( 1994), and" Gupt"( 1997).
His films are also notable for their hit music composed by Kalyanji- Anandji( in" Tridev") and Viju Shah in all his subsequent films.
He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had directed in" Tridev" and" Vishwatma" in 1989 and 1992 respectively.
He has one child with her.
They divorced in 2016.
In 1997, he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu Salem.
After a four- year hiatus from the Bollywood industry, he returned to directing by introducing Arjun Rampal with his comeback venture" Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat"( 2001).
This was an attempt by Rai at directing a romantic drama, a change from his previous action films.
The film failed at the box office and Rai returned to the action genre with his next film" Asambhav"( 2004), again starring Arjun Rampal, which also failed to do well.
Shortly after the release of" Asambhav" his father died at the age of 80 of a prolonged illness.
He has not been active in Bollywood since 2004, though his fans have issued multiple requests pleading him on social media to return to directing action movies.
Asambhav
Asambhav( translation: Impossible) is a 2004 Indian Hindi action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under Trimurti Films banner.
It was released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles with Dipannita Sharma, Tom Alter, Milind Gunaji and Sharat Saxena playing supporting roles among others.
The film was shot entirely in Switzerland.
Rajiv Rai worked with Arjun Rampal in" Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat"( 2001).
Rai signed him for a second time for" Asambhav" in 2002.
Work on the movie had begun in 2002 when he started his new project and titled it" Asambhav".
Aishwarya Rai was initially signed to act as Rampal's heroine but was replaced by Priyanka Chopra.
Legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah was cast as the villain.
Shooting began in June 2003 and was completed in September 2003.
It was the first Indian film to be graded digitally on Luster.
The film was launched in March 2004.
The soundtrack was composed by Viju Shah; it was released on 26 May 2004.
The film was released on 23 July 2004.
Through an extensive post-production work and huge promotion," Asambhav" was an average grosser at the box office, collecting nett.
It grossed in India and was average overseas as well, with a collection of US$ 19,504 in the United States and £ 16,894 in the United Kingdom.
Mumtaz Shanti
Mumtaz Shanti( 1926-1993 or 1994) was a Bollywood actress, who was best known for her work throughout the 1940s.
She appeared in 24 films, including Basant( 1942), Badalti Duniya( 1943), Kismet( 1943), and Dharti Ke Lal( 1946).

Question: Do both films Dharti Ke Lal and Asambhav have the directors that share the same nationality?
Answer: yes