Faredoon A. Irani was an Indian cinematographer who worked in

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. He shot

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's films '' Andaz'' (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) and ''

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'' (1958). During his career, he won the

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record two times, for ''

'' (1958) and '' Duniya'' (1970).

Career

In 1935, he shot

Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan (born Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan; 9 September 1907
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's directorial debut film, ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935), which in turn was inspired by '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932) by Cecil B. DeMille. Subsequently he shot all Mehboob Khan films, including ''

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'' (1946), '' Andaz'' (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) - India's first technicolor film, ''

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'' (1954) and ''

'' (1958), which not only got him critical acclaim, but also his first Filmfare Award. A leading cinematographer of his time, he also presided over the meeting which led to the formation of Western India Cinematographers' Association (WICA) on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1932, Gujarati) * '' Grihalaxmi'' (1934) * '' Vengeance is Mine'' (1935 * '' Dr. Madhurika'' (1935) * '' Al Hilal'' a.k.a. ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Grama Kanya'' a.k.a. Village Girl (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Kokila'' (1937) * '' Teen Sau Din Ke Baad'' (1938) * '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1939) * '' Aurat'' (1940) * '' Bahen'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Najma'' (1943) *''

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'' (1945) * ''

'' (1946) * '' Anokhi Ada'' (1948) * '' Andaz'' (1949) * '' Aan'' (1952) * ''

'' (1954) * ''

'' (1958) * ''Palki'' (1967) * '' Aadmi'' (1968) * '' Duniya'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1971)

Awards

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for Best Cinematographer ** 1958: ''

'' ** 1970: '' Duniya''

References

External links

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