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Hemant Chaturvedi is an Indian
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in the
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industry, he received great critical acclaim for his first feature, ''
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'' (2002). ''"His frames thrive on the sense of realism'', wrote
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, ''"and the colours capture the gore, dust and highways of the crime world effectively"''. Thereafter he worked with
Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a mu ...
in two successive films, and winning acclaim for ''
Maqbool ''Maqbool'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Piyush Mishra, Murali Sharma, and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play ' ...
'' (2002). Recently he received good reviews of '' Kurbaan'' (2009), as per film critic
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, his work "serenades" both New Delhi and New York where the films was shot.


Career

Hemant pursued Mass Communication from
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at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Over the years, Hemant has worked with directors like
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,
Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a mu ...
and
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, also shot films such as Company,
Maqbool ''Maqbool'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Piyush Mishra, Murali Sharma, and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play ' ...
,
Makdee ''Makdee'' (), promoted as ''The Web Of The Witch'', in English, is a 2002 Indian comedy horror film written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It stars Shabana Azmi, Makrand Deshpande, Shweta Basu Prasad and Alaap Mazgaonkar. The film tells the ...
and '' Kurbaan'' and various television shows like "
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", "
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" 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 last year, he has been part of four group shows and has had one solo show of his still photography works with Wonderwall Gallery, New Delhi. In 2018 he finished two commemorative still photography projects for his alma mater, St.Xavier's College, Mumbai. These involved a Sesquicentennial Calendar Project and a series of portraits of retired Jesuits, teachers and staff. Both were received with tremendous appreciation and acclaim. There is a continuing project on the Guru-Shishya Parampara in Dhrupad (a form of Indian Classical Music) and has finished photographing two Gurukuls so far. Also in progress is a complex project on the subject of Single Screen Cinemas, which is a Pan-India Project. Hemant Chaturvedi only works on his own, self-initiated projects, and now only as a still photographer.


Filmography


References


External links

*
Interview on Company (film)
at Time Out Mumbai
Hemant Chaturvedi at Wonderwall
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaturvedi, Hemant Hindi film cinematographers Living people Cinematographers from Uttar Pradesh People from Gorakhpur 1968 births Jamia Millia Islamia alumni