Deep Pal

Deep Pal (16 April 1953 – 7 October 2021) was an Indian cinematographer. He was the son of publicist Colin Pal and grandson of director Niranjan Pal. He started his career with Basu Bhattacharya doing camerawork for 1974 Hindi film Avishkaar, before moving on to an independent career as a documentary filmmaker. Pal is known as being one of the pioneers of Steadicam camerawork in India. Pal's first major Steadicam work was in Shiva, which was considered a pathbreaking film on visual technique in Telugu cinema. His later work included Bandit Queen (1994) directed by Shekhar Kapur[1] and Dil Se.. (1998) directed by Mani Ratnam.[2] He died of cancer on 7 October 2021.[3]

Deep Pal
Born
Abhijit Pal

(1953-04-16)16 April 1953
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Died7 October 2021(2021-10-07) (aged 68)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, Director of Photography & Steadicam Operator
Years active1974 - 2020
RelativesColin Pal (father)
Niranjan Pal (grandfather)
Bipin Chandra Pal (great-grandfather)

Filmography

As a cinematographer

While his primary recognition was for his work in bringing image-stabilizing technology to camerawork in India,[4] prior to a Steadicam, he cinematographed and directed his own documentary films including Cages (1984) on prostitution in Falkland Road in Mumbai, and Give us this Day our Daily Lunch (1985) based on the Dabbawala food delivery system in Bombay.[5]

In 1993, he was Director of Photography (DOP) in the Hindi Feature Film Pehla Nasha, the first directorial venture of filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker.

Year Film Director
1993 Pehla Nasha Ashutosh Gowariker
2015 Stripped Srivinay Salian

As a steadicam operator
Year Film Director
1997 Border J.P. Dutta
1999 Laawaris Shrikant Sharma
1999 Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United Sooraj R. Barjatya
2001 The Roshans: Hrithik Live in Concert Akashdeep
2002 Filhaal... Meghna Gulzar
2007 Amal Richie Mehta

References
  1. "Bandit Queen". TCM. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. "Deep Pal". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "ACE STEADICAM OPERATOR DEEP PAL DEAD". FilmInformation. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. "From Studios to Locations to VFX Suites". Outlook. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. "Give Us This Day Our Daily Lunch". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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