Apurba Kishore Bir
Apurba Kishore Bir | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76)[1] |
Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India[2] |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Director |
Years active | 1973–present |
Spouse |
Prativa Bir (m. 1982) |
Parent | Ajoy Chandra Bir |
Awards | National Film Award for Best Cinematography |
Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 27 Down, his debut film. His directional debut Aadi Mimansa won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional ventures Lavanya Preeti and Baaja were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India.
Biography
Born in Balikuti village of
Filmography
- 27 Down (1973)
- Gharonda(1977)
- Godhuli(1977)
- Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978)
- Khatta Meetha (1978)
- Prem Vivah (1979)
- Dooriyaan (1979)
- Hamari Bahu Alka (1982)
- Gandhi (1982; was a part of the first-unit cameramen)[10]
- Rangula Kala (1983)
- Aadat Se Majboor (1983) (screenwriter)
- Tum Laut Aao (1983)
- Maa Ooru (1983; documentary film)
- Ram Avtar (1988)
- Daasi (1988)
- Pestonjee (1988)
- Matti Manushulu (1990)
- Aadi Mimansa (1991, also director)
- Diksha (1991)
- Lavanya Preeti (1991, also screenwriter and director)
- Aranyaka (1994) (also screenwriter and director)
- Shesha Drushti (1997, also director)
- Nandan (1998, also director)
- Baaja (2002, also screenwriter and director)
- Shararat (2002)
- Hari Villu(2003)
- Sikhar(2005)
- Hamari Beti (also screenwriter and director)
- Jianta Bhuta (2008)
- Huppa Huiyya (2010)
Awards
National Film Awards
Best Cinematography
Best Regional Film (Oriya)
Best Children's films
Best Film on National Integration
Other awards and honours
- 1991 – Aravindan Award for Best First Film of a Director Aadi Mimansa[11]
- 1993 – International Jury's Critic Award at Udaipur International Film Festival for Lavanya Preeti[11]
- Jayadeba Award[12]
- Lavanya Preeti – Best Asian Film award at the Osaka International Film Festival.[13]
- 2011 – Taranga Cine Awards for Best Cinematography[14]
- 2013 – Padma Shri[15]
References
- ^ "Apurba Kishore Bir - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Born in 1948 in Orissa
- ^ "::DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS::". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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'.
- ^ Eastman Kodak. 22 April 2013. Archived from the originalon 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Apurba Kishore Bir on 27 Down". Time Out. Mumbai. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Oriya cinematographer Apurba Kishore Bir appointed independent director of NDFC". odishatoday.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has appointed noted Oriya cinematographer AK Bir as one of the independent directors of National Film Development Corporation
- Children's Film Society. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-81-7022-305-4.
- ^ "Technical Sub-committee of IFFI 2014". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "45th International Film Festival of India, 2014 - Indian Panorama 2014: Final Selection for Feature and Non-Feature Films" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Regional films hold the clue to Indian ethos". The Times of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Bir also handled the second camera in the first unit of Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film Gandhi
- ^ a b "46th National Film Festival 1999". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 75. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Apurba Kishore Bir to get Jayadev Award". The Pioneer. India. 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Apurba Kishore Bir will get Jayadev Award, the highest honour of Oriya cinema for lifetime achievement, for the year of 2010
- ^ "Labanya Preeti (Loving Hearts) | Children's Film Society, India". cfsindia.org. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
The film won the Best Asian Film award at the Osaka International Film Festival
- ^ ":: Odiaone News – Latest Ollywood happenings. News, Stories, Ollywood Masala and many more". odiaone.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
Best Cinematographer – A.K. Bir (Jianta Bhuta)
- ^ "Padma awards for Sharmila, Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi – The Economic Times". The Times of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
cameraman Apurba Kishore Bir, ... were named for Padma Shri.