Hemant Chaturvedi
Hemant Chaturvedi | |
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Born |
Gorakhpur, India. | 6 March 1968
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Title | ISC |
Hemant Chaturvedi is an Indian cinematographer in the Hindi film industry, he received great critical acclaim for his first feature, Company (2002). "His frames thrive on the sense of realism, wrote The Hindu, "and the colours capture the gore, dust and highways of the crime world effectively".[1] Thereafter he worked with Vishal Bhardwaj in two successive films, and winning acclaim for Maqbool (2002).[2] Recently he received good reviews of Kurbaan (2009), as per film critic Nikhat Kazmi, his work "serenades" both New Delhi and New York where the films was shot.[3]
Career
Over the years, Hemant has worked with directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Vishal Bhardwaj and Aparna Sen, also shot films such as Maqbool, Makdee and Kurbaan and various television shows like "Rendezvous with Simi Garewal", "Kaun Banega Crorepati" amongst others. In 2015, he decided to move on from Cinematography and quit the industry completely. Since then he has finished shooting a documentary on old Mumbai based Cinematographers, and is busy consolidating his vast work as a still photographer. In 2018, he has had two group shows and one solo show of his still photography works with Wonderwall Gallery, New Delhi. Currently he is preparation for his second solo show.
Filmography
- Brothers (2015)
- Dekh Tamasha Dekh (2014)
- Ungli (2014)
- Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012)
- Ishaqzaade (2012)
- Kurbaan (2009)
- Positive (2007)
- Anthony Kaun Hai (2006)
- Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (2006)
- 15 Park Avenue (2005)
- Maqbool (2003)
- Makdee (2002)
- Company (2002)
References
- ↑ Company The Hindu, 19 April 2002.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Amrita (17 Jan 2005). "Shabana's tryst with Aparna once again". The Times of India.
- ↑ Kazmi, Nikhat (19 Nov 2009). "Movie Review: Kurbaan". The Times of India.