Question: Are the directors of films Ardh Satya and Alex & The Gypsy both from the same country?

The screenplay of both movies was by Vijay Tendulkar, the noted Marathi playwright; this one was based on the short story,' Surya', by S. D. Panvalkar, and featured dialogues by Vasant Dev. In this acclaimed cop- drama, the protagonist, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling with the evils around him and with his own frailties. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and features a theme poem by the Marathi writer Dilip Chitre. Ardh Satya is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst- ridden movie" Aakrosh"( 1980). Nihalani was looking for a new actor to play the role of Rama Shetty when writer Tendulkar convinced him to see the play of Amrapurkar. It was a Marathi play called" Hands Up". The title of the film came from a poem written by Dilip Chitre. " Ardh Satya" won many awards and went on to become a landmark film in Indian film history. It is still considered to be one of the best cop films made in India. A sequel titled" Party" was released in 1984. <SEP> Aakrosh is a 1980 Hindi arthouse film directed by Govind Nihalani and written by Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Amrish Puri in lead roles and went to win 1980 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and several Filmfare Awards. It won the' Golden Peacock' for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India. This was a debut film of Nihalani, who went on to be known for his dark and frighteningly real depictions of human angst in other landmark alternative movies such as" Ardh Satya" and" Tamas". It is in the list of 60 films that shaped the Indian film industry spanning six decades. <SEP> And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?", as well as the theatrical animated feature" Twice Upon a Time". He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature( for" Who Are the DeBolts?") and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as" a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs". John Korty( born June 22, 1936) is an American film director and animator, best known for the television film" The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and the documentary" Who Are the DeBolts? <SEP> He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1996, his script for" Drohkaal" was adapted by Kamal Hassan for its Tamil remake," Kuruthipunal", which subsequently became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category. His first directorial venture was" Aakrosh", starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. Govind Nihalani( born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. The film was scripted by noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film shared the Golden Peacock for best film at the International Film Festival of India held in New Delhi in 1981. <SEP> The film stars Jack Lemmon, Geneviève Bujold, James Woods, Gino Ardito, Robert Emhardt and Titos Vandis. The film was released on October 3, 1976, by 20th Century Fox. Alex& the Gypsy is a 1976 American comedy film directed by John Korty and written by Lawrence B. Marcus. <SEP> Lunch Meat is a 1987 American film directed by Kirk Alex. The film is also known as Lunchmeat (American video title).