Supratim Bhol
Supratim Bhol | |
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| Born | 10 December 1979 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Occupation(s) | Director of Photography, Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2015—present |
| Website | supratimbhol |
Supratim Bhol is an Indian cinematographer and a member of the prestigious Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII). Bhol won the 68th National Film Award for Best Cinematography and the Filmfare Award East in 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Supratim was born on 10 December 1979 in the Midnapore District of West Bengal in a farmer's family. The region is famous for Patchitra – the oldest Audio-Visual art form of India. He was educated at the St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata and grew up in the alleys of traditional North Kolkata. He achieved a Senior Diploma in 1995 and a Visharad in 1996 in Theoretical Art, from Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet O Sanskriti Parishad, Kolkata. His passion for photography later made him hone his skills in photographic studies, from his mentor photographer Pranab Basu and from Fergusson College, Pune. After that, he joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where photography got bridged with cinematography.
Career
[edit]After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India, Supratim began his career travelling across 23 states of India, shooting short films, corporate films, music videos, advertisements, and documentaries. His debut feature film was Sahaj Pather Gappo (2016), which earned him a nomination for Filmfare Awards East in 2017. He then shot his first Hindi feature, Panchlait (2017) which was directed by Prem Prakash Modi, released pan India, and was selected for the 49th International Film Festival of India.[1]
He has collaborated with Arjun Dutta on Abyakto (2018), Guldasta (2020),[2] Shrimati (2021),[3] & Deep Fridge (2023), which won the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature. The duo has garnered critical acclaim for their work.
His work on Subrajit Mirta's Avijatrik (2020),[4][5][6] a sequel to the famous The Apu Trilogy,[7] produced by Madhur Bhandarkar traveled around the world and earned him the Best Cinematography Award in the feature film category, at the 68th National Film Awards. He also won the Filmfare Award East and the West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Cinematography.
He shot Lomad, the world's first Black and White One-shot (93 minutes) feature film. Additionally he shot Aparajito - The Undefeated, directed by Anik Dutta and based on the life of ace film maker Satyajit Ray. The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics Award and was a commercial success at the box office.
His latest work is the Hindi feature A Wedding Story, directed by Abhinav Pareek. His next venture Bibi Payra and Mad Horse are slated for release.
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SPECIAL DAY AT IFFI PROMOTES JHARKHAND AS A FILM MAKING DESTINATION". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Arjunn Dutta's Abyakto promises poignant tale of mother and son". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Arjunn on why his next 'Shrimati' is relevant in today's world - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "First look of Avijatrik, the newly-made monochrome last leg of Apur Sansar". Get Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy finds closure with director Subhrajit Mitra's Avijatrik: The Wanderlust of Apu". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Interview — Supratim Bhol | cinematographer". Journal of Indian Cinema. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Spectacular locales where 'Avijatrik' was shot". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Lomad", IMDb (Crime, Drama, Thriller), retrieved 16 June 2021