IEC
#1: From interview [Shitiz Srivastava Films, 2014]
BINOD PRADHAN WICA/ISC
Born: ?, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, as Binod Kumar Pradhan.
Education: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Career: Started as asst to Prem Sagar at Sagar Arts [Sagar Films] in Mumbai.
Ph music videos dir by Girish Mallik, a.o. Ph commercials dir by Raima Sen [for Coca-Cola], a.o.
Awards: Screen Weekly Award [1994] & Filmfare Award [1994] for '1942: A Love Story'; Screen Weekly Award [1998] for 'Kareeb'; Screen Weekly Videocon Award [2000], International Indian Film Academy 'Award for Technical Excellence' [2001] & Filmfare Award nom [2001] for 'Mission Kashmir'; Filmfare Award [2002], International Indian Film Academy 'Award for Technical Excellence' [2003], Zee Cine Award 'Best Cinematographer' [2003] & V.Shantaram Award [2003] for 'Devdas'; Zee Cine Award 'Technical Award' [2004] & Screen Weekly Award nom [2004] for 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'; 13th Star Screen Weekly Award [200?], Filmfare 'Best Cinematography' Award [2007], International Indian Film Academy 'Best Cinematography' Award [2007] & Zee Cine Award 'Best Cinematography' [2007] for 'Rang De Basanti'.
| FILMS & TELEVISION | |
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1976 |
Ghashiram Kotwal [Mani Kaul, Kamal Swaroop, a.o.] c; cph: Rajesh Joshi, Manmohan Singh & Virendra Saini |
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1977 |
Jait Re Jait [Jabbar Patel] c |
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1977 |
Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye [Lekh Tandon] c |
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1982 |
Aparoopa/Apeksha/Expectation [Jahnu Barua] c |
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1982 |
Partner [Anil Tejani] c |
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1983 |
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro/Who Pays the Piper [Kundan Shah] c; 130m |
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1985 |
Khamosh [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] c |
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1986 |
Papori [Jahnu Barua] c; 144m |
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1987 |
Khatarnak Irade [Uday Shankar Pani] c; 138m; cph: Promod Pradhan |
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1987 |
Jazira [Uday Shankar Pani] c; 163m |
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1987 |
Shahadat [Anil Tejani] c |
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1989 |
Lahure [Tulsi Ghimire] c |
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1989 |
Parinda/The Pigeon/The Peace Dove [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] c; 154m; assoc cinematographers: Suresh Chauhan, Prakash Ghimiraj, Deepak Pradhan & Hari Roy |
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1990 |
Solah Satra [Munna Rizvi] scope/c |
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1990 |
Siyasat [Sukhwant Dhadda] c; released 1992 |
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1991 |
Narasimha [N. Chandra] c; 214m |
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1992 |
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman [Aziz Mirza] c |
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1992 |
1942: A Love Story [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] scope/c; 157m; addph (+ crowd seq ph): Ashok Mehta, Shekhar Kapur, Sudhir Mishra & Govind Nihalani; + co-assoc dir |
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1996 |
Khamoshi [: The Musical] [Sanjay Leela Bhansali] scheduled as doph, but replaced by Anil Mehta |
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1997 |
Kareeb [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] c; + co-assoc dir |
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1999 |
Mission Kashmir [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] scope/c; 160m; + co-assoc dir |
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2001 |
Devdas [Sanjay Leela Bhansali] Arriscope/c; 181m (87m + 94m); replaced scheduled ph Ravi Chandran |
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2002 |
Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan [Ajeitpal Mangat] announced; status unknown |
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2002 |
Kumkum - Ek Pyarasa Bandhan [?] tv-series, 2002-03; lighting design |
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2003 |
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. [Rajkumar Hirani] c |
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2003 |
Deewana [Benaifer Mallik & Rajiv Rajamani] c; anim music video/4m; ph live dance seq |
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2003 |
Bollywood Sirens: Aishwarya's Greatest Hits [various] V/c; comp of 50 music videos |
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2004 |
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey.../Whatever the Heart Says [Romesh Sharma] c; cph: Gopal Shah |
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2005 |
Rang De Basanti/Paint It Yellow [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra] scope/c; 157m; 2uc (+ addph): Rajeev Jain |
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2006 |
Nanhe Jaisalmer: A Dream Come True [Samir Karnik] c |
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2006 |
Ta Ra Rum Pum [Siddharth Anand] c; 2uc: Edward A. Gutentag; + small part |
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2007 |
Heroes/Mera Bharat Mahaan [Samir Karnik] c; 139m; cph: Gopal Shah |
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2007 |
Kismat Konnection [Aziz Mirza] scope/c; 153m; addph: Aseem Bajaj & Ashok Mehta |
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2007 |
64 Squares [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] pre-production; originally titled 'Move 5' and scheduled to start in 2003; status unknown; see 2014 |
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2008 |
Delhi-6 [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra] c; 141m; addph: Promod Pradhan |
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2008 |
Puli/Komaram Puli [S.J. Surya] c; 2uc: Promod Pradhan; filmed in 2008 (July & November) & 2009 (October) |
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2008 |
Homing Pigeons [Jahnu Barua] announced |
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2009 |
Vaada raha... i promise [Samir Karnik] c |
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2010 |
Yamla Pagla Deewana [Samir Karnik] c; cph: Kabir Lal; 2uc: Promod Pradhan |
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2010 |
Mausam [Pankaj Kapur] c; 161m; 2uc: Promod Pradhan; filmed 2010-11 |
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2012 |
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag/Run Milkha Run [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra] RED Epic+HD (high-speed: Phantom Flex + Weisscam HS-2)/c; 186m; 2uc: Akshay Singh; filmed during Spring and Autumn |
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2012 |
Rajjo [Vishwas Patil] HD/c |
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2013 |
2 States [Abhishek Varman] RED Epic/c; 149m |
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2014 |
Ishq Wala Love [Renu Desai] scope/c |
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2014 |
Wazir/Move 5/The Last Square/64 Squares [Vidhu Vinod Chopra & Bejoy Nambiar] c; cph: Sanu Varghese; see 2007 |
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2015 |
Baaghi [- A Rebel in Love] [Sabbir Khan] HD/c; addph (Kerala): Jebin Jacob; 2uc: Anubhav Bansal; filmed 2015-16 |
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2016 |
Heidi - Queen of the Mountain [Bhavna Talwar] c |
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2017 |
Kayamkulam Kochunni [Rosshan Andrews] c |
| FILMS AS CAMERA ASSISTANT | |
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1976 |
Charas [Ramanand Sagar] co-c.asst; ph: Prem Sagar |
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1977 |
Ram Bharose [Anand Sagar] co-c.asst; ph: Prem Sagar |
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1977 |
Gharonda/The Nest [Bhimsain] ph: A.K. Bir |
| FILMS AS DIRECTOR | |
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2011 |
Buddha [feature] announced |
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2014 |
Wedding Pullav/Love Story... Again [feature] ph: Gopal Shah; announced as doph, but replaced Rahul Rawail as dir |
