Supratim Bhol

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Supratim Bhol
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Born (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979 (age 42)
Midnapore, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Education
Alma mater
OccupationDirector of Photography, Cinematographer
Years active2015—present
Websitesupratimbhol.com

Supratim Bhol (born 10 December 1979) is an Indian cinematographer known for his works in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema. He has also worked in other regional language projects in Haryanvi, Odia and Chhattisgarhi. Supratim graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film Colours of Innocence (2016) directed by Manas Mukul Pal, a National Award winner venture. His most recognized works are Chorabali (2016), Panchlait (2017), Abyakto (2018), Guldasta (2020), Avijatrik (2020), etc.

Early life and education[]

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, as a result, art started nurturing in him at an early age. He was educated at the St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata and grew up in the old and beautiful alleyways of traditional North Kolkata, achieving a Senior Diploma in 1995 and a Visharad in 1996 in Theoretical Art, from Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet O Sanskriti Parishad, Kolkata. He had a passion for photography and later he honed 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 (FTI), Pune, where he studied cinematography.[1]

Career[]

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India, he started his career travelling across 23 states of India shooting short films, corporate films, music videos, advertisements and documentaries. Supratim made his debut shooting his first feature Sahaj Pather Gappo (2016) directed by Manas Mukul Pal, the picturesque imagery of his got him attention as Supratim got nominated for Filmfare Awards East in 2017 and the film travelled the globe eventually winning the National Award.[2] His first Hindi feature was Panchlait (2017) directed by Prem Prakash Modi was released pan India and was selected in the 49th International Film Festival of India.[3] He has collaborated with Arjun Dutta for Abyakto (2018), Guldasta (2020)[4] and Shrimati (2021),[5] which garnered the duo with critical acclaim. His next important work was Avijatrik (2020),[6][7][8] directed by Subhrajit Mitra, is a sequel to The Apu Trilogy,[9] produced by Madhur Bhandarkar and Gaurang Jalan. The film has travelled around the world eventually winning him accolades and the 2020 European Cinematography Awards. The film was in nomination for Knight Marimbas Award at the Miami International Film Festival, got screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and also at the Indian Panorama[10] section in 51st International Film Festival of India.[11] Lomad (The Fox) world’s first Black and White One-shot (93 minutes) feature film from India has been shot by him. He has also worked as an Additional Cinematographer on several films like Khashi Katha (2013), Kolkatar King, Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015), Color Black and Basu Paribar (2019).[12]

Filmography[]

Year Title Language Director(s) Notes
2016 Colours of Innocence Bengali Manas Mukul Pal Nominated - Filmfare Awards East for Best Cinematography[13]
2016 Chorabali Bengali Subhrajit Mitra
2017 Panchlait Hindi Prem Prakash Modi
2018 Abyakto Bengali Arjunn Dutta
2020 Guldasta Bengali Arjunn Dutta
2020 Avijatrik Bengali Subhrajit Mitra Winner - European Cinematography Award 2020

Winner - Best Cinematography | Seattle International Film Festival 2021

2020 Lomad[14] Hindi Hemwant Tiwari Nominated - Best Cinematography | Seattle International Film Festival 2020
2021 Shrimati Bengali Arjunn Dutta TBA
2021 Dada Lakhmi Haryanvi Yashpal Sharma TBA

References[]

  1. ^ "Supratim Bhol – Cinematographer". Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ August 28, P. T. I.; August 28, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 18:40. "2 National Award winning child actors hail from Sunderbans". India Today. Retrieved 8 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "SPECIAL DAY AT IFFI PROMOTES JHARKHAND AS A FILM MAKING DESTINATION". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Arjunn Dutta's Abyakto promises poignant tale of mother and son". Cinestaan. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Arjunn on why his next 'Shrimati' is relevant in today's world - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "First look of Avijatrik, the newly-made monochrome last leg of Apur Sansar". Get Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy finds closure with director Subhrajit Mitra's Avijatrik: The Wanderlust of Apu". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Interview — Supratim Bhol | cinematographer". Journal of Indian Cinema. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Spectacular locales where 'Avijatrik' was shot". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "After 60 years, Satyajit Ray's Apu is returning to the big screen: Avijatrik Director Subhrajit Mitra". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "IFFI screened Avijatrik, a sequel to Ray's The Apu Trilogy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  12. ^ Basu Poribar (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 8 August 2021
  13. ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018". filmfare.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. ^ Tiwari, Hemwant, Lomad (Crime, Drama, Thriller), Hemwant Tiwari, Auroshika Dey, Parimal Aloke, Tirrtha Murbaadkar, The only godess production, retrieved 16 June 2021

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