Radhu Karmakar

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Radhu Karmakar (

R. K. Studio. Starting with Awaara (1951), he shot all of Kapoor's subsequent films for four decades, till his last, Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).[1]

He even directed a film,

Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960), which was produced by Raj Kapoor, and with Kapoor himself and Padmini as leads. The film won Filmfare Award for Best Film while Karmakar won a nomination for Best Director Award at the 9th Filmfare Awards. At the 8th National Film Awards the film also won Certificate of Merit in the Best Feature Film in Hindi category.[2]

At the

Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer four times: Shree 420 (1957), Mera Naam Joker (1972), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1979), and Henna
(1992).

Career

Karmakar started his film career in

Calcutta with Kismat ki Dhani (1945) followed by Milan (1946) directed by Nitin Bose for Bombay Talkies. Though the film didn't perform well at box office, his night sequence photography and high contrast lighting got him acclaim.[1] Soon he was chosen to shoot Raj Kapoor's Awaara (1951). This started a career long association lasting four decades, working on films, such as Shree 420 (1955), Sangam (1964), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), Prem Rog (1982), and Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985). After Raj Kapoor's death in 1988, he continued working with R. K. Studio and shot Henna (1991), a project he started shooting and which was later completed by his son Randhir Kapoor.[5][6]

Early life

Born in Bikrampur, now in

Bombay.[citation needed
]

Family

Wife - Late Mrs Baani Karmakar Sons - Krishna Gopal Karmakar and Brojo Gopal Karmakar Daughters - Sudevi Karmakar, Radha Banerjee, Meera Choudhuri Grandchildren - Shomita Pandey, Rinky Karmakar, Siddharth Karmakar, Shubhankar Banerjee, Gaurang Karmakar, Anuradha Karmakar, Priyanka Choudhuri, Keshub Karmakar, Rudraraj Karmakar

Death

Karmakar died in a car accident on the Bombay Pune Road while driving back to

Special Jury Award for Param Vir Chakra and "In appreciation of a lifetime achievement in creating some of the most memorable moments in Indian film history."[7]

His autobiography, Radhu Karmakar: The Painter of Lights, was published posthumously in 2005.[1]

Filmography

Director

  • Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
     (1960)

Cinematographer

Bibliography

  • Radhu Karmarkar (2005). Radhu Karmakar: The Painter of Lights. Prafulla.
    ISBN 978-81-903588-0-4
    .
  • Radhu Karmakar (2010). Camera: Meri Teesari Ankh (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan.
    ISBN 9788126719624
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c "Memories through a lens". The Hindu. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. ^ "18th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  4. ^ "18th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ^ "A self-effacing genius". Daily News & Analysis. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
    .
  7. ^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

External links

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