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 1-118-71310-9.
  9. Saibal Chatterjee (3 January 2014). "Sholay 3D movie review". NDTV.
  10. "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 978-0-14-029970-0.
  16. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2 ed.). Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  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 978-93-5118-642-7.
  19. Patrick Colm Hogan (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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