Faredoon Irani

Faredoon A. Irani was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Hindi films. He shot Mehboob Khan's films, Aan (1952) and Mother India (1958).

During his career, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer record two times, for Mother India (1958) and Duniya (1970).

Career In 1935, he shot Mehboob Khan's directorial debut film, Judgement of Allah (1935), which in turn was inspired by The Sign of the Cross (1932) by Cecil B. DeMille. Subsequently he shot all Mehboob Khan films, including (1946), (1949), Aan (1952) - India's first technicolor film, Amar (1954) and Mother India (1958), which not only got him critical acclaim, but also his first Filmfare Award.

A leading cinematographer of his time, he also presided over the meeting which led to the formation of Western India Cinematographers' Association (WICA) on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai.

Filmography Narsinh Mehta (1932, Gujarati) Grihalaxmi (1934) Vengeance is Mine (1935 Dr. Madhurika (1935) Al Hilal a.k.a. Judgement of Allah (1935) Deccan Queen (1936) Grama Kanya a.k.a. Village Girl (1936) Manmohan (1936) Kokila (1937) Teen Sau Din Ke Baad (1938) Ek Hi Raasta (1939) Aurat (1940) Bahen (1941) Roti (1942) Najma (1943) Humayun (1945) (1946) Anokhi Ada (1948) (1949) Aan (1952) Amar (1954) Mother India (1958) Palki (1967) Aadmi (1968) Duniya (1968) Gambler (1971)

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer 1958: Mother India 1970: Duniya