Manmohan Singh is an Indian film director and cinematographer. He is a director of Punjabi films and

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

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (f ...

films. In the past he had frequently collaborated with

Yash Chopra Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of s ...

and his son Aditya Chopra, for whom he shot '' Chandni'' (1989), ''

Lamhe ''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam K ...

'' (1991), ''

Darr ''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' ( ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan with Anupam ...

'' (1993), ''

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (), also known by the initialism ''DDLJ'', is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra in his directorial debut and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released o ...

'' (1995), ''

Dil To Pagal Hai ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor ge ...

'' (1997), and ''

Mohabbatein ''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai, and newc ...

'' (2000). Besides his Bollywood career as a cinematographer, he is also known as a pioneering director in

Punjabi cinema Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with th ...

. He directed his first Hindi film, '' Pehla Pehla Pyar'' in 1994 and first Punjabi film ''Jee Ayan Nu'' in 2003. He received "Lifetime Achievement Award" in PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019.

Early life and career

Singh's first big project was the debut film for Sunny Deol's '' Betaab''. After that, he worked on many films like ''Lekin'', ''

'', '' Chaalbaaz'' in the early 1990s. He won two

Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...

for

's ''

'' and '' Chandni''. Manmohan Singh also sang many Bollywood film songs like ''"Mere Pyar Ki Umar"'' from '' Waaris with Lata Mangeshkar and Jeene de yeh Duniya chahe maar daale (laava) 1985 with Asha Bhonsle''. Marne se na yun darna (Laila)1984 with Lata. From the 2000s, Manmohan Singh started directing Punjabi films. His first Punjabi film was '' Jee Aayan Nu'' in 2003, and he consequently made films like ''

Dil Apna Punjabi ''Dil Apna Punjabi'' (English: ''Our Heart is Punjabi'') is a Punjabi feature film. It was released on 3 September 2006. It stars Harbhajan Mann, Neeru Bajwa and Dara Singh. The film was produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani, w ...

'', '' Mera Pind'' and '' Munde U.K. De''.

Filmography

Directed

* '' Nasibo'' (1993) * '' Jee Aayan Nu'' (2002) * '' Asa Nu Maan Watna Da'' (2004) * '' Yaaran Naal Baharan'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Mitti Wajaan Maardi'' (2007) * '' Mera Pind'' (2008) * '' Munde U.K. De'' (2009) * '' Ik Kudi Punjab Di'' (2010) * '' Ajj De Ranjhe'' (2012) * '' Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De'' (2014) * '' PR'' (2022)

Production

* '' Mera Pind'' (2008) * '' Ik Kudi Punjab Di'' (2010) * ''

Honour Killing An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of t ...

'' (2014) * '' Hate Story 2'' (2014)

Cinematography

* '' Chann Pardesi'' (Punjabi) (1981) * '' Betaab'' (1983) * ''Preeti'' (Punjabi) (1986) * ''Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da'' (1987) (Punjabi) * '' Vijay'' (1988) * '' Waaris'' (1988) * '' Souten Ki Beti'' (1989) * '' Chandni'' (1989) * '' Chaalbaaz'' (1989) * '' Jeene Do'' (1990) * '' Lekin...'' (1990) * '' Sanam Bewafa'' (1991) * '' Insaaf Ki Devi'' (1992) * '' Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' (1992) * '' Apradhi ''(1992) * '' Parampara'' (1993) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Nasibo'' (1994) * '' Dushmani: A Violent Love Story'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

Maachis ''Maachis'' (transl. ''Matchsticks'') is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. It stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film portrays the circumstances surr ...

'' (1996) * ''

Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya ''Aur Pyar Ho Gaya'' (English: And Love Happened) is a 1997 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai. This film marked the Hindi debut for Aishwarya Rai. The film's music was composed by the ...

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1997) * '' Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998) * ''

Hu Tu Tu ''Hu Tu Tu'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Gulzar, starring Nana Patekar, Sunil Shetty, Tabu and Suhasini Mulay. Plot The story opens with the kidnapping of Panna Barve ( Tabu), the daughter of Chief Minister Malt ...

'' (1999) * ''

''(2000) * '' Albela'' (2001) * '' Filhaal...'' (2002) * '' Kash Aap Hamare Hote'' (2003) * '' Woh Tera Naam Tha'' (2004) * ''

Sarhad Paar ''Sarhad Paar'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raman Kumar and produced by Goldie Tucker. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Tabu, and Mahima Chaudhry as main characters, with Rahul Dev portraying the main villain. The ...

'' (2006) * '' Ik Kudi Punjab Di'' (2010)

Awards

* Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography: ** 1990: '' Chandni'' ** 1994: ''

'' * 1998: Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography – ''

'' * 2001: Sansui Viewers Choice Award for Best Cinematography – ''

References

External links

* Living people Hindi film cinematographers Punjabi-language film directors Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub