Avik Mukhopadhyay Explained

Avik Mukhopadhyay
Birth Place:	Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Occupation:	Cinematographer
Spouse:	Madhuja Mukherjee

Avik Mukhopadhyay (Bengali: অভীক মুখোপাধ্যায়) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Bengali and Hindi films.^[1] He collaborated with eminent directors like Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Srijit Mukherji, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Anik Dutta, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Shoojit Sircar and Sujoy Ghosh. Some of his most notable works include Chokher Bali, Patalghar, Bhalo Theko, Raincoat, Dosar, The Last Lear, Antaheen, , October and Sardar Udham. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Cinematography four times and the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer twice. He studied the cinematography at the Film and television Institute of India.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Language	Ref
1999	Asukh	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
2000	Paromitar Ek Din	Aparna Sen	Bengali
	Utsab	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
2002	Titli	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
	Aamar Bhuvan	Mrinal Sen	Bengali
2003	Shubho Mahurat	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
	Chokher Bali	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
	Patalghar	Abhijit Chowdhury	Bengali
	Bhalo Theko	Gautam Haldar	Bengali
2004	Raincoat	Rituparno Ghosh	Hindi
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	Shaad Ali	Hindi
2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Sivakumar	Telugu
	Shoonya	Arindam Mitra	Bengali
2008	The Last Lear	Rituparno Ghosh	English
	Via Darjeeling	Arindam Nandy	Hindi
	Khela	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
2009	Antaheen	Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury	Bengali
2010	Abohomaan	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
	Ekti Tarar Khonje	Avik Mukhopadhyay	Bengali
2012	Bhooter Bhabishyat	Anik Dutta	Bengali
		Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali
2013	Ashchorjyo Prodeep	Anik Dutta	Bengali
	Satyanweshi	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali	^[2]
	Sunglass	Rituparno Ghosh	Bengali / Hindi
	Kangal Malsat	Suman Mukhopadhyay	Bengali
2014	Teenkahon	Bauddhayan Mukherji	Bengali
	Kill Dil	Shaad Ali	Hindi
2015	Rajkahini	Srijit Mukherji	Bengali
2016	The Violin Player	Bauddhayan Mukherji	Bengali	^[3]
	Pink	Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury	Hindi	^[4]
2017	Meghnad Badh Rahasya	Anik Dutta	Bengali
2018	October	Shoojit Sircar	Hindi	^[5]
2019	Badla	Sujoy Ghosh	Hindi	^[6]
	Bhobishyoter Bhoot	Anik Dutta	Bengali
	Password	Kamaleshwar Mukherjee	Bengali	^[7]
2020	Borunbabur Bondhu	Anik Dutta	Bengali	^[8]
	Gulabo Sitabo	Shoojit Sircar	Hindi	^[9]
2021	Sardar Udham	Shoojit Sircar	Hindi	^[10]
2021	Deep6	Madhuja Mukherjee	Bengali	^[11]
2023	Lost		Hindi	^[12]
	Jaane Jaan	Sujoy Ghosh	Hindi
	Kadak Singh	Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury	Hindi	^[13]
2024	I Want to Talk	Shoojit Sircar	Hindi

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

Year	Category	Film	Ref(s)
		Patalghar	^[14]
		Bhalo Theko	^[15]
		Antaheen	^[16]
2021		Sardar Udham	^[17]

Filmfare Awards

Year	Category	Film	Ref(s)
		Gulabo Sitabo	^[18]
2022	Best Cinematography	Sardar Udham	^[19]

IIFA Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mukhopadhyay . Avik . 2023-08-10 . ‘To everyone Mrinal Sen was bondhu (friend)‘: Avik Mukhopadhyay . 2023-11-04 . Frontline . en.
2. Web site: 2013-09-06 . Rituparno Ghosh's last film Satyanweshi is a mixed bag . 2023-02-07 . Firstpost . en.
3. Web site: T. H. R. Staff . 2015-11-10 . 'The Violin Player': Mumbai Review . 2023-02-07 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
4. Web site: Chintamani . Gautam . 'Pink' revisited: The anatomy of the 'No means no' scene, and the original ending . 2023-02-07 . Scroll.in . 16 September 2017 . en-US.
5. News: Ghosh . Devarsi . Avik Mukhopadhyay on shooting 'October': 'Visuals should communicate feelings rather than inform' . Scroll.in . 19 November 2021.
6. Web site: Badla is an edge-of-the-seat watch . 2023-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com.
7. Web site: Password: Actor Dev Shares His Character Look, Ahead Of Trailer Release SpotboyE . 2023-02-07 . www.spotboye.com . en.
8. Web site: Sarkar . Roushni . Borunbabur Bondhu review: Watch for the strong performances and well-etched characters . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611112706/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/borunbabur-bondhu-42537 . live . 11 June 2022 . 2023-02-07 . Cinestaan.
9. News: Saltz . Rachel . 2020-06-12 . 'Gulabo Sitabo' Review: This Old House, Lucknow Style . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-07 . 0362-4331.
10. Web site: Ramnath . Nandini . 'Sardar Udham' review: A portrait of a man of history and mystery . 2023-02-07 . Scroll.in . 16 October 2021 . en-US.
11. News: PTI . 2021-09-15 . Shoojit Sircar production 'Deep6' sets premiere at 26th Busan International Film Festival . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-04-01 . 0971-751X.
12. Web site: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on his new film Lost . 2023-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com.
13. Web site: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's third Hindi film goes on the floors . 2023-02-07 . www.telegraphindia.com.
14. Web site: 50th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 14 March 2012.
15. Web site: 51st National Film Awards (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 15 March 2012.
16. Web site: 56th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 27 March 2012.
17. Web site: 69th National Films Awards 2021 . NFDC.
18. News: Filmfare 2021 Full Winners' List: Thappad And Gulabo Sitabo Win Big, Take All Major Awards . 28 March 2021 . 28 March 2021 . en.
19. Web site: 67th Filmfare Award 2022 Winners List: Complete Winners List Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon, Shershaah WIN BIG . 2023-02-09 . www.india.com . en.
20. Web site: The 22nd Nexa IIFA Awards . IIFA . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610013129/https://iifa.com/iifa-2022 . 10 June 2022 . 13 July 2022 . dead.