Ishan Arya | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1996 Mumbai |
| Other names | Irshad Ahsan |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1973–1987 |
| Spouse | Sulbha Arya |
| Children | Sameer Arya, Sagar Arya |
| Relatives | Srishti Behl (daughter-in-law)[1] Shaukat Kaifi (aunt) Shabana Azmi (first-cousin) Baba Azmi (first-cousin) |
| Family | Akhtar-Azmi family Behl family |
Ishan Arya (bornIrshad Ahsan) was an Indiancinematographer, and producer, best known as producer and cinematographer ofArt cinema classicGarm Hava (1973).[2][3] After working in theatre and advertising, he made his debut withGarm Hava directed byM. S. Sathyu.[4] After that he worked largely in South Indian cinema, especially Telugu, though he worked on two noted Hindi art films,Bazaar (1982) directed bySagar Sarhadi andAnjuman (1986) directed byMuzaffar Ali.[5] At the23rd National Film Awards, he won theBest Cinematography Award forTelugu film,Mutyala Muggu (1975).[6][7]
He was born in the Ahsan family and is a nephew ofShaukat Kaifi and first cousin ofShabana Azmi. He was married to film, television and stage actress Sulbha Arya. His son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter ofRamesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films likeKoyla (1997),Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) andShootout at Wadala (2013).[2][8] His other son Sagar Arya is an actor and Voice over artist and is married to Anwesha Bhattacharya, daughter ofRinki and film directorBasu Bhattacharya.
CinematographerBaba Azmi who is his first cousin, started his career assisting Arya in Telugu films in the 1970s, starting as light boy, he worked with Arya for 10–12 Telugu films.[9]