Arun Kaul was a noted Kashmiri film maker and screenwriter. His film Diksha (1991), won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for the year 1992 [1].
He was the screenplay assistant to veteran filmmaker Gulzar, for the films Ijaazat(1987) and Lekin(1990).
He also wrote screenplay for the film Yash Chopra's Chandni (1989). He produced a film named Ek Adhuri Kahani directed by Mrinal Sen, a bengali film maker in 1972.
Kaul, 74, died on 21 July 2007, New Delhi.
Arun Kaul at the Internet Movie Database