Apurba Kishore Bir | |
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 Bir in 2016 | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77)[1] |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer,Director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | |
| Parent | Ajoy Chandra Bir |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Cinematography |
Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known asA. K. Bir, is an Indian filmcinematographer,screenwriter and director. An alumnus of theFilm and Television Institute of India,Pune, he worked in variousAd-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won theNational Film Award for Best Cinematography for27 Down, his debut film. His directional debutAadi Mimansa won theNargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional venturesLavanya Preeti andBaaja were bestowed with theNational Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nineNational Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors ofNational Film Development Corporation of India.
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Born in Balikuti village ofOdisha, Bir had a great passion for painting. At the insistence of his father, he joined theFilm and Television Institute of India with a specialisation in motion-picture cinematography.[3] After passing out of the institute, he worked on short films and documentaries.27 Down, his debut feature-film as a cinematographer, won him theBest Cinematographer award at the21st National Film Awards.[3][4] Nearly 70 percent of the film was shot using a handheld camera.[4] Bir was one of the first-unit cameramen forRichard Attenborough'sGandhi.[5][6][7] He won two more awards for "Best Cinematography" forDaasi (1988) andAadi Mimansa (1991). The latter also marked his directional debut.[8] It won theNargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. As a director Known for his work inParallel Cinema. Bir's films focused on children as two of his films—Lavanya Preeti andBaaja won theNational Film Award for Best Children's Film in 1993 and 2002 respectively. The former received the "Best Asian Film" award at the Osaka International Film Festival in addition to an "International Jury's Critic Award" and a screening at theBerlin International Film Festival.[3]Hamari Beti, for which he wrote the screenplay apart from photography and direction, was screened at the competitive section of the "World Film Section" ofChicago International Film Festival in 2006.[6] In 2012, Bir was appointed as one of the directors of theNational Film Development Corporation of India.[6] He headed the "Technical Sub-committee" and was the chairman of the feature film jury of the 45thInternational Film Festival of India in 2014.[9][10]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 1973 | 27 Down | Hindi | Debut |
| 1977 | Gharonda | Hindi | |
| Godhuli | Kannada Hindi | ||
| 1978 | Ondanondu Kaladalli | Kannada | |
| Khatta Meetha | Hindi | ||
| 1979 | Prem Vivah | Hindi | |
| Dooriyaan | Urdu | ||
| 1982 | Hamari Bahu Alka | Hindi | |
| Aadat Se Majboor | Hindi | Screenwriter | |
| Gandhi | English | Part of the first-unit cameramen[11] | |
| 1983 | Rangula Kala | Telugu | |
| Tum Laut Aao | Hindi | ||
| 1987 | Maa Ooru | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Ram Avtar | Hindi | |
| Daasi | Telugu | ||
| Pestonjee | Hindi | ||
| 1990 | Matti Manushulu | Telugu | |
| 1991 | Aadi Mimansa | Hindi Odia | Directorial debut |
| Diksha | |||
| Lavanya Preeti | (also screenwriter and director) | ||
| 1994 | Aranyaka | (also screenwriter and director) | |
| 1997 | Shesha Drushti | (also director) | |
| 1998 | Nandan | (also director) | |
| 2002 | Baaja | (also screenwriter and director) | |
| Shararat | |||
| 2003 | Hari Villu | ||
| 2005 | Sikhar | ||
| [when?] | Hamari Beti | (also screenwriter and director) | |
| 2008 | Jianta Bhuta | ||
| 2010 | Huppa Huiyya |
Born in 1948 in Orissa
In 1974 three Oriya graduates from the FTII, Sadhu Meher (Actor), A.K. Bir (Cinematographer) and Ravi Patnaik (Editor), secured National Awards for the film, '27DOWN'.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has appointed noted Oriya cinematographer AK Bir as one of the independent directors of National Film Development Corporation
Bir also handled the second camera in the first unit of Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film Gandhi
Apurba Kishore Bir will get Jayadev Award, the highest honour of Oriya cinema for lifetime achievement, for the year of 2010
The film won the Best Asian Film award at the Osaka International Film Festival
Best Cinematographer – A.K. Bir (Jianta Bhuta)
cameraman Apurba Kishore Bir, ... were named for Padma Shri.
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