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Anil Mehta is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Director of Photography and Cinematography Indian

Anil Mehta

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Nationality Inde

Anil Mehta is a cinematographer, writer and director of Bollywood movies. He has studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

He has shot Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Lagaan (2001), Saathiya (2002),Veer-Zaara (2004) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).

Mehta's first feature film, Aaja Nachle, was produced by Yash Raj Films. Released on 9 November 2007 the film stars Madhuri Dixit (in her comeback film), Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna and Kunal Kapoor.

He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Best films

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
(Cinematography)

Usually with

Karan Johar
Karan Johar
(7 films)
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
(7 films)
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra
(4 films)
Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Anil Mehta (23 films)

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Actor

Wake Up Sid, 2h18
Directed by Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Rahul Khanna, Kashmira Shah
Rating75% 3.7986953.7986953.7986953.7986953.798695
Siddharth "Sid" Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) is the carefree son of wealthy businessman Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher). A resident of Mumbai, Sid's only interest is to have fun and spend his father's money. Thus, he spends little time at college and is not prepared for final exams. A day after the final exams, Sid's father tells him it is time to join his company, Flower Showers - a bathroom furnishings manufacturer - for 30 days, which Sid reluctantly does only after his father tempts him with the promise of a new car.

Director

Aaja Nachle, 2h26
Directed by Anil Mehta
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansraj, Akshaye Khanna, Kunal Kapoor, Divya Dutta
Rating62% 3.1000753.1000753.1000753.1000753.100075
Dia (Madhuri Dixit) is a choreographer who lives in New York with her daughter Radha. One day she receives word that her old dance guru, Makarand, is dying. She returns to her hometown called Shamli with Radha to find that he has already died and left her the responsibility of saving the deserted dance theatre Ajanta, which is to be demolished to make way for a shopping mall.

Scriptwriter

Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat (2010)
, 1h35
Directed by Kiran Rao
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra, Kitu Gidwani, Jiah Khan
Rating69% 3.498183.498183.498183.498183.49818
Arun (Aamir Khan), a reclusive artist, moves into a run-down flat in the older part of Mumbai. After attending an exhibition of his works, he meets Shai (Monica Dogra), an American banker who has come to Mumbai to devote time to her hobby, photography, and takes her back to his flat, where they have a one-night stand. The next morning, Arun expresses his disinterest in continuing the relationship and Shai angrily storms out.
Agni Varsha, 2h10
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jackie Shroff, Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman, Prabhu Deva
Rating47% 2.3692552.3692552.3692552.3692552.369255
In a kingdom stricken with drought for past few years, Arvasu (Milind Soman), a brahman loves Nittilai (Sonali Kulkarni) a tribal girl, who seeks approval of her father and village's elders before marrying him. Arvasu's brother, Parvasu (Jackie Shroff) has been conducting a major prayer ceremony to appease the god of rains, Indra (Amitabh Bachchan). Arvasu's father, Raibhya dislikes both his sons and suspects Vishaka (Raveena Tandon) Parvasu's wife, of having an affair with Yavakri (Nagarjuna),based on the fact that Yavarki and Vishaka loved each other, before Yavarki left village to worship Devraj Indra. On a day of his return, Yavakri finds Vishakha returning from well. She at first refuses him but ultimately gives up and they start making love in the woods. Nittilai and Aravasu see them.

Cameraman

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Directed by Karan Johar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Aishwarya Rai, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Fawad Afzal Khan, Lisa Haydon, Shahrukh Khan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.902182.902182.902182.902182.90218
Ayan tombe amoureux de son âme sœur, Alizeh, mais elle ne pas le sentiment aller et venir. Plus tard, une relation avec Saba lui permet de se rendre compte de la valeur Alizeh dans sa vie, indépendamment de leur statut de relation.
Shaandaar
Shaandaar (2015)
, 2h24
Directed by Vikas Bahl
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Govinda, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor, Sushma Seth
Roles Director of Photography
Rating36% 1.8070451.8070451.8070451.8070451.807045
Alia a été adoptée enfant dans des circonstances jamais éclaircies. Elle conserve un lien très fort avec son père adoptif, dans la famille Arora sous la coupe de la mère et de la femme de celui-ci. Sous des dehors très riches, la famille espère se sauver de la banqueroute en mariant Eesha, la sœur d'Alia, à une famille qui roule sur l'or. Les deux familles se retrouvent dans un château au Royaume-Uni pour la cérémonie, arrangée par un certain JJ, qui comme Alia, est insomniaque. La famille du fiancé, les Fundwani, arrive dans des scintillements d'or, mais s'avère dans une aussi mauvaise posture financière que les Arora et souhaite ce mariage pour les mêmes raisons cachées.
Finding Fanny, 1h41
Directed by Homi Adajania
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur, Ranveer Singh
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56% 2.8497352.8497352.8497352.8497352.849735
Finding Fanny revolves around five rather dysfunctional characters that live in the quaint sleepy village of Pocolim, nestled deep in the interior of Goa, India. Pocolim is a village where pointless conversations are a way of life. Nothing ever really happens here and the people of Pocolim, well, they just exist. One night, the old postman Ferdie (Naseeruddin Shah), receives a letter that is slipped under his door.
Highway
Highway (2014)
, 2h13
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Musical films, Road movies, Bollywood
Actors Randeep Hooda, Alia Bhatt, Hemant Mahaur
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75% 3.7985653.7985653.7985653.7985653.798565
The story begins on the eve of the wedding of Veera Tripathi (Alia Bhatt), the daughter of a rich business tycoon. She is at a Fuel Station by the highway with her fiancé when she is abducted. The gang who kidnaps her panics when they find out that her father has links in the government. However, Mahabir Bhati (Randeep Hooda), one of her abductors, is willing to do whatever it takes to see this through. They continuously move to different cities, to avoid being tracked by police. As the days go by, Veera finds peace and a new-found freedom in her bondage to the point that she confides in him of her troubled childhood. Her fear of abduction is taken over by a sense of freedom.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan, 2h55
Directed by Yash Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Anupam Kher, Neetu Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.3507053.3507053.3507053.3507053.350705
Samar Anand (Shahrukh Khan), a major in the Indian Army, defuses a bomb in Ladakh without fear or regard for his safety. Akira Rai (Anushka Sharma), a Discovery Channel filmmaker, dives into a river in Ladakh on a dare and soon regrets it after learning she has plunged into freezing water. Samar, who happens to be by the shore, rescues her. Samar gives her his jacket and leaves without retrieving it. Later, Akira finds his diary in the jacket pocket and begins reading.
Cocktail
Cocktail (2012)
, 2h24
Directed by Homi Adajania
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, Randeep Hooda
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62% 3.1495453.1495453.1495453.1495453.149545
Meera (Diana Penty) is a shy and simple traditional girl who leaves her family in India to live in London with her new husband Kunal (Randeep Hooda). While at the London airport, she meets the shameless flirt Gautam "gutlu" (Saif Ali Khan), who hits on her and asks her out. Meera politely tells him that she is married and then leaves. Meera searches for her husband and finally finds him, but he is angry to see her and explains that he only married Meera for her money, telling her to stay away from him. This leaves Meera heartbroken and stranded in London with no place to stay.
Rockstar
Rockstar (2011)
, 2h39
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor, Moufid Aziz, Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76% 3.8488453.8488453.8488453.8488453.848845
The film opens up by showing a large crowd outside the Verona Arena, Italy, with eager fans queuing for the rock concert of Jordan (Ranbir Kapoor). Jordan, who was being attacked by thugs moments ago, manages to escape and reach the arena. He shows a complete disregard for his fans, storms onto the stage in a fit of rage and starts strumming his guitar.
Wake Up Sid, 2h18
Directed by Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Rahul Khanna, Kashmira Shah
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75% 3.7986953.7986953.7986953.7986953.798695
Siddharth "Sid" Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) is the carefree son of wealthy businessman Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher). A resident of Mumbai, Sid's only interest is to have fun and spend his father's money. Thus, he spends little time at college and is not prepared for final exams. A day after the final exams, Sid's father tells him it is time to join his company, Flower Showers - a bathroom furnishings manufacturer - for 30 days, which Sid reluctantly does only after his father tempts him with the promise of a new car.
Marigold
Marigold (2007)
, 1h48
Directed by Willard Carroll
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Salman Khan, Ali Larter, Simone Singh, Nandana Sen, Ian Bohen, Helen Khan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating48% 2.406122.406122.406122.406122.40612
Marigold Lexton (Ali Larter), a self-centered and temperamental young American actress, arrives in India expecting to be treated like a star, despite the fact that she has been making nothing but B movie sequels for some time. She is stranded in Goa after the film she was to star in is canceled, and a sympathetic crew member offers her a ride, which brings her to the set of another movie, a Bollywood musical. She actually tells her boyfriend Barry that she was hoping she wouldn't have to marry him if this trip was successful, and soon finds herself the center of attraction on the set, where she quickly lands a minor role and a date with the spoiled young lead actor. But after she rebuffs his crude proposal that night she winds up talking with Prem (Salman Khan), the film's choreographer. He knows she lied about being able to dance, and takes her in hand, while showing her the nearby towns and countryside in their spare time.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, 3h13
Directed by Karan Johar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Kiron Kher
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.001913.001913.001913.001913.00191
Maya (Rani Mukerji) is an orphan who is to marry her closest childhood friend Rishi Talwar (Abhishek Bachchan). The two have been raised by Rishi's fun-loving father Samarjeet a.k.a. Sam (Amitabh Bachchan). Dev Saran (Shah Rukh Khan) is a successful soccer player in the United States. He lives in New York with his wife Rhea (Preity Zinta), a fashion magazine editor, his young son Arjun (Ahsaas Channa) and his mother Kamaljeet a.k.a. Kamal (Kirron Kher). Dev encounters Maya moments before she is to marry Rishi, and the two have a deep conversation about love, life and happiness. Although Dev and Maya are strangers, they connect instantly. When Dev bids Maya goodbye, she tells him they should never say goodbye because it kills the possibility of meeting again. Moments after they part, Dev is hit by a car and permanently injures his leg; as a result, he is no longer able to play soccer.