Gotoma the Buddha

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Gotoma the Buddha
Directed by Rajbans Khanna
Written byRajbans Khanna
CinematographyDilip Gupta
Edited byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)
CountryIndia

Gotoma the Buddha is a 1956 Indian documentary film directed by Rajbans Khanna. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a Special Mention for Best Director and was nominated for the Golden Palm (Best Film). [1]

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  1. "Festival de Cannes: Gotoma the Buddha". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2009.