Ishan Arya (born Irshad Ahsan) was an Indian cinematographer, and producer, best known as producer and cinematographer of Art cinema classic Garm Hava (1973).[2][3] After working in theatre and advertising, he made his debut with Garm Hava directed by M. S. Sathyu.[4] After that he worked largely in South Indian cinema, especially Telugu, though he work on two noted Hindi art films, Bazaar (1982) directed by Sagar Sarhadi and Anjuman (1986) directed by Muzaffar Ali.[5] At the 23rd National Film Awards, he won the Best Cinematography Award for Telugu film, Mutyala Muggu (1975).[6][7]
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 |
Personal life edit
He was born in the Ahsan family and is a nephew of Shaukat Kaifi and first cousin of Shabana Azmi. He was married to film, television and stage actress Sulbha Arya. His son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of Ramesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films like Koyla (1997), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).[2][8] His other son Sagar Arya is an actor and Voice over artist and is married to Anwesha Bhattacharya, daughter of Rinki and film director Basu Bhattacharya.
Cinematographer Baba 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]
Filmography edit
Producer edit
- Garm Hava (1973, Hindi)
- Rusthum Jodi (1980, Kannada)
Cinematographer edit
- Garm Hava (1973, Hindi)
- Mutyala Muggu (1975, Telugu)
- Khoon Pasina (1977, Hindi)
- Kakana Kote (1977, Kannada)
- Gorantha Deepam (1978, Telugu)
- Bazaar (1982, Hindi)
- Mumbaicha Faujdar (1984, Marathi)
- Anjuman (1986, Hindi)
- Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi (1986, Marathi)
- Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya (1986, Hindi)
- Nasihat (1986, Hindi)
- Mohre (1987, Hindi)
- Toorpu Velle Railu (1979, Telugu)
References edit
- ^ "Srishti Behl Arya & Monika Shergill: Content Queens". Business World. 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Logic in Lens". The Indian Express. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Ishan Arya Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Return of 'Garm Hava'". Livemint. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Gulazar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 260. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ^ "23rd National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "23rd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Sameer Arya – Through The Lens". Cine Blitz. June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Riddhi Doshi (29 December 2010). "Unknown stars: Baba Azmi, cinematographer". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links edit
- Ishan Arya at IMDb