Desert of a Thousand Lines
1981, Hindi. Directed by Mani Kaul.
Based on the text written by Vijaydan Detha and Kamal Kothari, the film is set in the arid desert of Rajasthan, a setting similar to Duvidha, where two rival clans face off one another in the desert.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Kamal Kothari, Vijaydan Detha
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Desert of a Thousand Lines runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Desert of a Thousand Lines isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Desert of a Thousand Lines?
Desert of a Thousand Lines (1981) was directed by Mani Kaul.