Amitabha Singh
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| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Film Producer, Film Director |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
Amitabha Singh is a cinematographer and producer in the Indian film industry who is known for Khosla Ka Ghosla, National Award-winning Chillar Party, etc. He started his career as a cinematographer in 1994. The Good Road a 2013 Indian (Gujarati) film produced for NFDC by Amitabha Singh fetched numerous accolades and was screened at various international film festivals. It has also been nominated as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 86th Academy Awards. He was also the Director of Photography for the film. The film won the award for Best Gujarati film at the 60th National Film Awards. The film is the first Gujarati film ever selected to represent India at the Oscars.[1]
Life and career
Amitabha Singh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 1994. Prior to that he has completed his Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Master’s in Mathematics from Delhi University and Banaras Hindu University respectively. Moreover, he did a Japanese Degree course at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). In the year 2016, Amitabha started an innovative social endeavour called 'Cinevidya'. Under this initiative, he is conducting country-wide Children's Film Festivals and Workshops so that more and more Children could get sensitized about the role of Audio-Visual Media for Community Development and Creative Expression.
"Cinema for Life" is the motto at Cinevidya through which he is putting all efforts in making Cinematic tools and techniques relevant for today's Children, especially in the spheres of life skills.[2]
Amongst many of industry initiatives, Amitabha has been a pioneer in bringing Super16 in the professional realm with his 'Think16', pushing the underlying thought of generating a cross-platform awareness about Super 16 in the Indian film-making environment. He made the format undergo numerous tests and challenges that professional visual standards demanded and applied it for varied projects including Feature Films, Advertising Films, Short Films, Student Films etc. which in turn gave a fresh boost to the independent film making activities in India.[3]
Ad films
Amitabha Singh has been actively shooting Ad Films since 1995 and has worked on many commercial advertising assignments for leading Indian products.
Selected filmography
As Cinematographer
- Khosla Ka Ghosla - 2002
- Sau Jhooth Ek Sach - 2003
- The Film - 2005
- MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar - 2006
- De Taali - 2007
- Aagey Se Right - 2008
- Thodi Life Thoda Magic - 2008
- Chillar Party - 2011 [4]
- Yeh Faasley - 2011[5]
- The Good Road - 2013
As Producer
- Sau Jhooth Ek Sach - 2003
- The Good Road - 2013
- Shortcut Safari - 2016
As Director
- Shortcut Safari - 2016
References
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1892492/report-india-s-oscar-entry-the-good-road-producer-thinks-the-film-can-make-it-to-top-five
- ^ http://www.cinevidya.com
- ^ "think 16". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=588[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.glamsham.com/celebrity/amitabha-singh