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Dwarka Divecha

Dwarka Divecha (Dwarkadas Divecha, March 19, 1918 – January 5, 1978) was an Indian cinematographer[1] and actor.[2][3]

Early life

Divecha was born in Bombay, India.

Career

Divecha worked as a cameraman[4] and cinematographer[5] on about 30 movies. In 1955 he won a Filmfare Best Photographer in Black and White award for his work on the film Yasmin.[6][7]

In 1960 he acted in the film Singapore.

His best known film is Sholay, in which he was also involved in creating the sets[8] and special effects.[9] The film has been since re-released in 3D.[10][11] The film was a box office hit, and critics agreed that the quality of the photography contributed to its success.[12][13][14]

Divecha died on January 5, 1978.[15]

Major camerawork and cinematography

References

  1. ^Letty Mariam Abraham (30 July 2010). "Stars behind the camera of Sholay - Part 1". IBN Live.
  2. ^Film World. T.M. Ramachandran. 1977.
  3. ^The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. July 1973. p. 48.
  4. ^Ashok Banker (2002). Bollywood. Penguin Book. p. 76.
  5. ^Genres of Indian Cinema. The Author. 1989. p. 62.
  6. ^Sir Stanley Reed (1984). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. p. 233.
  7. ^"Best Photography Awards". Awards and Shows.
  8. ^William V. Costanzo (2013). World Cinema through Global Genres. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 174–. ISBN .
  9. ^Saibal Chatterjee (3 January 2014). "Sholay 3D movie review". NDTV.
  10. ^ ab"Sholay 3D Movie Review". Cineshutter.
  11. ^"'Sholay 3D' review - Classics never pale". ZeeNews. 4 January 2014.
  12. ^Indian Musicological Society (1984). Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. Indian Musicological Society. p. 54.
  13. ^S. Shivakumar (20 August 2015). "Sholay: The masterpiece at 40". The Hindu.
  14. ^Anurag Tripathi (12 September 2015). "There can't be another Sholay". Tehelka. Vol. 12, no. 37.
  15. ^Anupama Chopra (2000). Sholay, the Making of a Classic. Penguin Books India. pp. 187–. ISBN .
  16. ^Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2 ed.). Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN .
  17. ^Suresh Kohli (12 August 2011). "Professor (1962)". The Hindu.
  18. ^Nasreen Munni Kabir (2015). Conversations with Waheeda Rehman. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 84–. ISBN .
  19. ^Patrick Colm Hogan (2009). Understanding Indian Movies: Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination. University of Texas Press. pp. 278–. ISBN .