Dwarka Divecha
Dwarka Divecha (Dwarkadas Divecha, March 19, 1918-January 5, 1978) was an Indian cinematographer[1] & Actor.[2][3]
Early life
Divecha was born on 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
- 1943 Sanjog
- 1944 Ratan
- 1948 Nai Reet
- 1949 Dillagi (as Dwarkadas Divecha)
- 1949 Paras
- 1949 Jeet (as Dwarkadas Divecha, photography)
- 1950 Dastan[16]
- 1953 Jeewan Jyoti (Director of photography)
- 1953 Dil-E-Nadaan
- 1955 Baap Re Baap
- 1955 Yasmin
- 1958 Do Phool (Photography)
- 1958 Solva Saal (Director of photography)
- 1959 Chhoti Bahen
- 1961 Sasural
- 1962 China Town
- 1962 Professor[17]
- 1963 Hamrahi (Photography)
- 1964 Beti Bete (as Dwaraka Divecha)
- 1966 Daadi Maa
- 1966 Dil Diya Dard Liya (director of photography)[18]
- 1966 Amrapali
- 1968 Jhuk Gaya Aasman
- 1969 Jeene Ki Raah
- 1969 Prince (Photography)
- 1970 Khilona (Director of photography - as Dwaraka Divecha)
- 1971 Lal Patthar (Photography)
- 1974 Manoranjan (Director of photography)
- 1975 Sholay (Director of photography)[10][19]
- 1976 Udhar Ka Sindur (Director of photography)
- 1978 Trishna (Director of photography - as late Dwarka Divecha)
References
- ↑ "Stars behind the camera of Sholay - Part 1", IBN Live, Jul 30, 2010 Letty Mariam Abraham
- ↑ Film World. T.M. Ramachandran. 1977.
- ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. July 1973. p. 48.
- ↑ Ashok Banker (2002). Bollywood. Penguin Book. p. 76.
- ↑ Genres of Indian Cinema. The Author. 1989*. p. 62. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Sir Stanley Reed (1984). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. p. 233.
- ↑ "Best Photography Awards". Awards and Shows
- ↑ William V. Costanzo (2 December 2013). World Cinema through Global Genres. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 174–. ISBN 1-118-71310-9.
- ↑ "Sholay 3D movie review". NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee | January 03, 2014
- 1 2 "Sholay 3D Movie Review". Cineshutter
- ↑ "Sholay 3D` review - Classics never pale". ZeeNews. January 4, 2014
- ↑ Indian Musicological Society (1984). Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. Indian Musicological Society. p. 54.
- ↑ "Sholay: The masterpiece at 40". The Hindu. S. Shivakumar August 20, 2015
- ↑ "There can’t be another Sholay". Tehelka, Anurag Tripathi, 2015-09-12 , Issue 37 Volume 12
- ↑ Anupama Chopra (2000). Sholay, the Making of a Classic. Penguin Books India. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-0-14-029970-0.
- ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ↑ "Professor (1962)". The Hindu, SURESH KOHLI, August 12, 2011
- ↑ Nasreen Munni Kabir (15 March 2015). Conversations with Waheeda Rehman. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-93-5118-642-7.
- ↑ Patrick Colm Hogan (3 June 2009). Understanding Indian Movies: Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination. University of Texas Press. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-292-77955-6.
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