Anil Mehta

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Anil Mehta
Born
NationalityIndian
Alma mater FTII
Occupation(s) Cinematographer, Director, Writer
Known for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Lagaan (2001)
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)

Anil Mehta is an Indian cinematographer, film director and writer who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the founding members of Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Anil studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1986. [3]

Career

Anil initially worked with Ketan Mehta on Holi (1984) and Mirch Masala (1987) while he was a student and went on to assist Barun Mukherjee on television commercials. [4]

He debuted as a cinematographer on a short Indo-German drama film, The Cloud Door (1984). His first full length film was Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), which was also Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut. [4]

In 1999, he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and later worked in Lagaan (2001), which was one of the most expensive Indian films at that time. [5]

Early 2000s and present

He also worked on Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Wake Up Sid (2009), Rockstar (2011), Cocktail (2012), Highway (2014) and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). [3]

Mehta's first feature film, Aaja Nachle , was produced by Yash Raj Films which released on 30 November 2007. [6] the film stars Madhuri Dixit (her comeback film), Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna and Kunal Kapoor. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1994 The Cloud Door HindiShort film
1996 Khamoshi: The Musical
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001 Lagaan
2002 Agni Varsha
Saathiya
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004 Veer-Zaara [8]
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2007 Marigold
2009 Wake Up Sid
2011 Rockstar
2012 Cocktail
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
2014 Highway
Finding Fanny Hindi
English
2015 Badlapur Hindi
Shaandaar
2016 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
2017 Secret Superstar
2018 Beyond the Clouds
Sui Dhaaga [9]
2020 Angrezi Medium
2021 Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
2022 Jersey
Darlings
2023 Thank You for Coming

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