V. A. Dilshad | |
|---|---|
 V.A.Dilshad at Escape from Black Water location | |
| Born | 1 November 1966 |
| Died | 27 May 2021 (aged 54) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Pippy |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Spouse | Babitha Dilshad |
V. A. Dilshad (known in industry circles as Pippy) was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Hindi cinema, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and English-language films.
On 27 May 2021, Dilshad died in Mumbai after being hospitalised, over a month for COVID-19. [1] [2]
Dilshad started his career as an assistant and associate cameraman to Ramachandra Babu for more than 40 films. Later he joined with Ravi Yadav as second operative cameraman for various Bollywood films directed by Abbas–Mustan like Race 2 , Players , Race , Naqaab and Aitraaz .
His Hindi debut, The Waiting Room directed by Maneej Premnath, was reviewed as "master cinematography that captures the mood almost perfectly". [3] [1] [4] [5] He also completed the Marathi film Antar produced by actor Akshay Kumar and the English film The Black Russian, which won the Best Cinematography award at the 2014 Action on Film Festival. [6]
Dilshad cranked the camera for Kapil Sharma's debut Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon and Machine starring newcomer Mustafa Burmawalla and Kiara Advani, both films directed by Abbas–Mustan [7] [8] Dilshad has also completed two films; Escape from Black Water (English) and Fatwa (Marathi), that will have a theatrical release in 2022.
| Year | Film | Industry | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Escape from Black Water | English | Roger Ellis Frazier | upcoming |
| 2017 | Fatwa | Marathi | Pratik Gautam | upcoming |
| 2017 | Machine | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | |
| 2014 | Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | |
| 2014 | Antar | Marathi | Gawri Sarwat | |
| 2014 | The Black Russian | English | Carlos Valle | |
| 2013 | Thodi Si Zindagi | Hindi | Neeraj Sharma | |
| 2011 | Manushyamrugam | Malayalam | Baburaj | |
| 2010 | The Waiting Room [9] | Hindi | Maneej Premnath | |
| 2002 | Ee Bhargavi Nilayam | Malayalam | Benny P.Thomas | |
| 2002 | Madhuram | Malayalam | Bharath | |
| 2001 | Fort Kochi | Malayalam | Benny P.Thomas | |
| 2000 | Kaathara | Malayalam | Prem | |
Dilshad has worked in several films as an assistant, associate cameraman and later as 2nd Operative Cameraman.
| Year | Film | Industry | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Phata Poster Nikhla Hero | Hindi | Rajkumar Santoshi | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2013 | Race 2 | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2012 | Players | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2008 | Race | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2007 | Naqaab | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2006 | 36 China Town | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2005 | Socha Na Tha | Hindi | Imtiaz Ali | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2004 | Aitraaz | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2004 | Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Hindi | Abbas–Mustan | 2nd Operative Cameraman |
| 2000 | Manava 2002 | Kannada | Thakkali Srinivasan | Associate Cameraman |
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