Avinash Arun

Early life and education Born in Solapur, Maharashtra, Arun grew up in Talegaon, a small town near Pune, where his father was a cotton mill worker. He did a part-time photography course, at a small government institute, which would help local uneducated youth to set up photo studios. Once he completed the course, he started shooting marriage videos and birthday parties. At age 16, he worked as a setting boy (production assistant) in a Marathi film, Devrai (2004). His next assignment was as a production assistant for the diploma film of film director, Umesh Kulkarni, then a student at FTII, Pune. This led to assisting several institute students with their diploma film over the next 5–6 years.

Career In 2013 Avinash worked as a cinematographer in the short film That Day After Every Day. He has also worked as a director of cinematography in 2015 film Masaan. He is working as a cinematographer in Manish Mundra's untitled film. Avinash directed Paatal Lok, a web series produced by Anushka Sharma in the year 2020.

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