Krishna Shah was a perennial of the international film distribution scene, where he spent decades in various sales, production, and leadership capacities.
30 Facts About Krishna Shah
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Krishna Shah began his life in the entertainment business by writing and directing stage plays, internationally.
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In 1963, Krishna Shah directed the three act Sponono, which he'd co-written with South African author and anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton.
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Krishna Shah vehemently protested these changes, stating that the play had seen success in South Africa and that the changes Frank was making would destroy the meaning and presentation.
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Krishna Shah was forbidden to be near the play's cast or production, with Frank citing Krishna Shah as being "ill" for a cover story.
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In 1973, Krishna Shah directed vignettes in two episodes of the Paramount Television series Love, American Style.
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Krishna Shah worked for Universal Television in 1974, directing a single episode of the Raymond Burr show Ironside.
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Krishna Shah's episode, called "Once More for Joey," was part of Ironside's seventh season.
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In 1972, Krishna Shah decided to produce and finance the movie himself, and direct.
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Krishna Shah was able to set a cast that included Joan Hackett, Robert Klein, and Scott Jacoby in the leading roles.
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On 26 December 1975, The Hollywood Reporter stated that principal photography had been concluded, and that Krishna Shah had finished the film under budget and in only 19 days.
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Krishna Shah was originally the director of the Hindi movie Amma.
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Krishna Shah was dismissed by producer Jiten partway into production, over undisclosed differences.
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In 1985, Krishna Shah tried his hand at writing, producing, and directing for the comedy-horror genre with his movie Hard Rock Zombies.
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Krishna Shah's self-created parallel to George Lucas would again come to the foreground in his 1985 American Drive-In.
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In 1995, Krishna Shah claimed to have generated US$2-million for Movie Reps from a deal he made to distribute a previously unknown Jim Carrey TV movie, Introducing Janet.
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Krishna Shah began his work with Double Helix Films while he was still running Movie Reps.
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In 1991 Krishna Shah bought the Double Helix Films library from Odyssey Entertainment, signing a US$3.6-million IOU note via brother-in-law N Norman Muller, at the time CEO of Odyssey.
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Krishna Shah became President of Double Helix Films, and would default on the arranged IOU in 1993.
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Krishna Shah then attempted to publicly auction his script to the highest bidder.
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Krishna Shah reportedly sold the script to "Hollywood" for Rs 2 Crore and said there were "feelers" from Ridley Scott, Michael Rymer, Silvio Sardi, and Ramoji Rao.
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Krishna Shah commented that his script was being compared to the works of Shakespeare by professionals in the Hollywood film industry.
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Krishna Shah started a Mumbai-based production company in 2003, calling it Movie Moghuls.
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Krishna Shah announced a slate of three films, each of them in some state of preproduction, but nothing ever became of them.
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In 2009, Krishna Shah announced Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones as "being lined up" for the roles of Lyndon B Johnson and Richard Nixon in Shah's upcoming cinematic account of Indira Gandhi's life story, his self-written Birth of a Nation.
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Krishna Shah pointed out that his earlier plan to cast actress Madhuri Dixit in the lead had been "ditched," and he had instead gotten three other actresses secretly lined up.
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In December 2010 Krishna Shah gave another interview regarding his Indira movie, with the headline "My Film Will Be Out in 2012".
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In March 2012 Krishna Shah was again asked if Madhuri Dixit would be carrying the lead in Birth of a Nation.
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Krishna Shah kept occupied in his later years by traveling the speaker circuit and hosting various filmmaking forums, seminars, and discussions.
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Krishna Shah claimed to have made "a lot of money" in his ongoing work as a Hollywood Script Doctor.