Paul Zils
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-06-18 (64 years old)
Deathday
1979-03-30
Place of Birth
Wuppertal, Germany
Also known As
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Paul Zils
Biography
Paul Zils (18 June 1915 – 30 March 1979) was a German-Indian documentary filmmaker who played a major role in the development of Indian documentary filmmaking. Born in Germany, Zils moved to India in the late 1940s, where he became deeply involved in the country's burgeoning film industry, particularly in the documentary genre. He is best known for his collaborations with the Films Division of India, where he worked as both a director and a producer, helping to shape the documentary film landscape in post-independence India. Zils was instrumental in capturing the social and political changes occurring in India during the mid-20th century, foc...
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