Anjuli Shukla is an Indian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and

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. She is the first and till date the only Indian woman who has won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography. '' Kutty Srank'', her debut film, won her the National Film Award for Best Cinematography in 2010. Her recent direction, ‘Happy Mothers Day’ a feature film by

Children's Film Society, India Children's Film Society India (CFSI) was a nodal organisation of Government of India that produced children's films and various TV programs in various Indian languages. Established in 1955, CFSI functioned under the Ministry of Information and ...

(CFSI) was the opening film for the 19th Edition of the

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. An alumnus of the

Film and Television Institute of India The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. ...

, Shukla started her career as an assistant to cinematographer and director

Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan ISC (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to ...

before making her feature film debut.

Biography

Shukla was born in

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into a family that was not related to film industry. She was interested in films right from her childhood and completed her graduation from the University of Lucknow, Lucknow. Upon graduation, she decided to join the

(FTII) to do a course in cinematography, which she felt was an ideal platform to express her "creativity". Her family was supportive of her decision. Shukla's diploma film at the FTII was premiered at the competition section of the Camerimage film festival. Upon completing her course at the FTII, she joined

as an apprentice and went on to assist him in various films including two Hollywood productions – '' The Mistress of Spices'' and '' Before the Rains''. She was the second unit camerawoman for Mani Ratnam's Tamil–Hindi bilingual films '' Raavan'' and '' Raavanan'' (2010). She got a break as an independent cinematographer through '' Kutty Srank'', a

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directed by Shaji N. Karun. The film had the distinction of being the first in Malayalam to be shot by a woman cinematographer. Shukla's work fetched her the Best Cinematography at the 57th National Film Awards in 2010. She was the first female to be awarded in the category. After ''Kutty Srank'', she joined with Santosh Sivan for '' Urumi'', a period drama.

Filmography

Director

* '' Happy Mother's Day, a feature film by Children's Film Society India (CFSI)'' (2015) ** Selected for 12th International Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) ** Opening film for the 19th International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)

Cinematographer

* '' Kutty Srank'' (2010)

Camera and Electrical Department or Second Unit Department

* '' Anandabhadram'' (2005) - Malayalam * '' The Mistress of Spices (film)'' (2005) - Hindi/English * '' Before the Rains'' (2007) - English /Malayalam * '' Prarambha'' (2007)-Kannada * '' Tahaan'' (2008)-Hindi * '' Raavan'' (2010)-Hindi/Tamil * '' Urumi (film)'' (2010)-Malayalam * '' Pehla Sitara'' (delayed)

Awards

National

; National Film Award for Best Cinematography * 2010 - '' Kutty Srank'' (Malayalam) – Best Cinematography

International

Nominated: ;Golden Tadpole for Best Cinematography, Camerimage *2004 – Pre-Mortem – Golden Tadpole for Best Cinematography, Camerimage

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shukla, Anjuli Indian women film directors Living people Malayalam film cinematographers Best Cinematography National Film Award winners Artists from Lucknow Film and Television Institute of India alumni Indian women cinematographers Women artists from Uttar Pradesh 21st-century Indian people 21st-century Indian women artists 21st-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Uttar Pradesh Year of birth missing (living people)