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

1. "Stars behind the camera of Sholay - Part 1", IBN Live, Jul 30, 2010 Letty Mariam Abraham
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. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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 (2 December 2013). World Cinema through Global Genres. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 174–. ISBN 1-118-71310-9.
9. "Sholay 3D movie review". NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee | January 03, 2014
10. "Sholay 3D Movie Review". Cineshutter
11. "Sholay 3D` review - Classics never pale". ZeeNews. January 4, 2014
12. Indian Musicological Society (1984). Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. Indian Musicological Society. p. 54.
13. "Sholay: The masterpiece at 40". The Hindu. S. Shivakumar August 20, 2015
14. "There can’t be another Sholay". Tehelka, Anurag Tripathi, 2015-09-12 , Issue 37 Volume 12
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 (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
17. "Professor (1962)". The Hindu, SURESH KOHLI, August 12, 2011
18. Nasreen Munni Kabir (15 March 2015). Conversations with Waheeda Rehman. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-93-5118-642-7.
19. 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.