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Fali Mistry
Indian cinematographer
Fali Mistry (1919–1979) was an Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from the 1940s to 1980, both in black and white and colour cinema, and along with younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of the most acclaimed cinematographers of his era.
He also produced and directed a few films.
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He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer twice, Guide (colour) (1967) and Fakira (1977).
Early life
Mistry was born in Bombay on 17 February 1917 to a Parsi family.[2] His younger brother Jal Mistry, also became a cinematographer.
Career
Mistry first received acclaim for his work in film Amrapali (1945), directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal.[3] He was a stalwart of Navketan Films, after the critical acclaim of Guide (1967) directed by Vijay Anand, which also won him a Filmfare Award,[4] Mistry worked in a number of films directed by his elder brother Dev Anand, including Prem Pujari (1970),