Soumik Haldar

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Soumik Haldar
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2003–present

Soumik Haldar is an Indian film cinematographer and photographer known for his works in Bengali Cinema. He collaborated with many directors.

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Early life

Haldar followed film news and got to know about Film and Television Institute of India through interviews given by Mithun Chakraborty and Shatrughan Sinha. Haldar told in an interview with The Telegraph (Calcutta) that a Zenith camera taught him how to look at things differently and black-and-white photography helped him to understand the tonal separation. [1] In 1995–96, Halder spent a month watching films at Max Mueller Bhavan. They celebrated 100 years of cinema screening films from the silent era to the present. At FTII, he came in touch with photographer Hari Nair. He took Halder as an assistant while shooting Shool ; that was when he felt drawn to the mainstream genre.

As a cinematographer

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorRef
2022Dhumketu Kaushik Ganguly
2021Oti Uttam Srijit Mukherji
Kakababur Protyaborton Srijit Mukherji
Golondaaj Dhrubo Banerjee
Dharmajuddha Raj Chakraborty
2020 Nirontor Chandrasish Ray [2]
Dwitiyo Purush Srijit Mukherji
2019 Professor Shonku O El Dorado Sandip Ray
Ghawre Bairey Aaj Aparna Sen
Gumnaami Srijit Mukherji
Durgeshgorer Guptodhon Dhrubo Banerjee
2018 Adventures Of Jojo Raj Chakraborty
Guptodhoner Sondhane Dhrubo Banerjee
Ahare Mon Pratim D. Gupta
Uma Srijit Mukherji
Villain Baba Yadav
Uronchandi Abhishek Saha
Aschhe Abar Shabor Arindam Sil
Total Dadagiri Pathikrit Basu
2017 Mayurakshi Atanu Ghosh
Amazon Obhijaan Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Yeti Obhijaan Srijit Mukherji
Chaamp Raj Chakraborty
Dhananjay Arindam Sil
2016 Byomkesh Pawrbo Arindam Sil
Zulfiqar Srijit Mukherji
Khawto Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Cinemawala Kaushik Ganguly
Eagoler Chokh Arindam Sil
2015 Har Har Byomkesh Arindam Sil
Nirbaak Srijit Mukherji
ChoukaathRaja Dasgupta
2014Anubrata Bhalo Achho?Partha Sen
Khaad Kaushik Ganguly
Chotoder Chobi Kaushik Ganguly
Ek Phaali Rodh Atanu Ghosh
Obhishopto Nighty Birsa Dasgupta
Jaatishwar Srijit Mukherji
2013 Chander Pahar Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Jeevan Smriti Rituparno Ghosh
Mishawr Rawhoshyo Srijit Mukherji
Meghe Dhaka Tara Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Goynar Baksho Aparna Sen
Aborto Arindam Sil
2012 Hemlock Society Srijit Mukherji
2011AashpordhaAnirban Roy
ChaplinAnindya Bandopadhyay
Icche Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy
Arekti Premer Golpo Kaushik Ganguly
Noukadubi Rituparno Ghosh
Chalo Paltai Haranath Chakraborty
Takhan Teish Atanu Ghosh
Baishe Srabon Srijit Mukherji
Jiyo Kaka Parambrata Chatterjee
Satrangee Parachute Vineet Khetrepal
Mumbai Cutting Rituparno Ghosh
2010 Ami Aadu Somnath Gupta
Autograph Srijit Mukherji
Memories in March Sanjoy Nag
Thana Theke Aschi Saran Dutta
2009 Shob Charitro Kalponik Rituparno Ghosh
Cross Connection Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha
Challenge Raj Chakraborty
2008Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today & TomorrowJayabrato Chatterjee
Tolly Lights Arjun Chakraborty
Bor Asbe Ekhuni Rangan Chakraborty
2006 Aamra Mainak Bhowmick
Shikar Saran Dutta
2003 Raasta Bratya Basu

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References

  1. "TOLLYWOOD". The Telegraph (Calcutta) . Retrieved 24 December 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "'For me, the central theme is nothing but the journey of life' — Director Chandrasish Ray decodes Nirontor". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.