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Fali Mistry is a Director of Photography and Cinematography born on 1919
Fali Mistry (1919 - 1979) was a noted Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from 1940s to 1980, both in black white and colour cinema, and along with younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of most acclaimed cinematographer of his era . He also produced and directed a few films.
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer twice, Guide (colour) (1967) and Fakira (1977).
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Fali Mistry
Birth 1919
Death 1979 (at 60 years)
Awards Filmfare Awards
Death 1979 (at 60 years)
Awards Filmfare Awards
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer twice, Guide (colour) (1967) and Fakira (1977).
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Ram Balram (1980)
, 2h49Directed by Vijay Anand
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself.
Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
, 2h28Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit Khan, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Iftekhar
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64%
Natwar is a young boy when his beloved older brother and caretaker, police officer Gridharilal (Ajit Khan), is framed for bribery by sinister criminal mastermind Vikram (Amjad Khan). When he grows up, Natwar (Amitabh Bachchan) creates a secret identity for himself, posing as a powerful and mysterious underworld figure named Mr. Natwarlal, determined to slowly but surely exact vengeance on Vikram. This was another 'Hit' of Amitabh Bachchan.
Des Pardes (1978)
Directed by Dev Anand
Genres Drama
Actors Dev Anand, Tina Ambani, Pran Krishan Sikand, Gajanan Jagirdar, Amjad Khan, Ajit Khan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71%
Samir Sahni is a farmer living with his mom, dad, wife, Rama, a young daughter, and his younger brother, Veer. Samir gets an offer to work in the U.K., and departs accordingly. He would like to settle there, and after doing so, would like his family to also join him. The years go by, and Samir keeps in touch with his family regularly. Then the Sahni family stop receiving any letters from him, and are anxious to know what has happened to him. Veer is asked to travel to U.K. to find out, and he does so. What he finds are tens of thousands of East Indians on fake passports, working for less than minimum wages, poor unhealthy conditions, fear of being deported, and paying half of their earnings to fellow East Indians who had got them here through the underground. Veer finds no sign of his brother, and sets out to investigate, only to find deceit, murder, and his very own life in danger.
Fakira (1976)
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Danny Denzongpa
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
Two small children, who are brothers, lose their parents in a fire. They are harassed by bad men and get separated. They grow up and become criminals. One is played by Shashi Kapoor, while the other is played Danny Denzongpa. They become enemies, not knowing that they are brothers. A policewoman, played by Shabana Azmi, goes undercover in Shashi Kapoor's criminal group, which includes Asrani and Aruna Irani. She and Shashi Kapoor fall in love, but Aruna Irani doesn't trust as she loves Shashi Kapoor herself.Madan Puri is the villain.
Heera Panna (1973)
Directed by Dev Anand
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Zeenat Aman, Dev Anand, Rakhee Gulzar, Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Sunil Dutt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
Heera (Dev Anand) has two passions in his life, namely his love for Reema (Raakhee), an air-hostess, and photography. When Reema passes away during an airplane accident, Heera is left with only passion in life - photography. During one of his photographic sessions with Raja Saab (Rehman), a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna (Zeenat Aman), and is hidden in Heera's car. When Heera comes to know about this theft and that he is in possession of stolen property, he decides to turn Panna in to the police but discovers that Panna is Reema's younger sister.
Manchali (1973)
Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Nirupa Roy
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64%
The story is about a rich spoiled girl who does not want to get married and hires a husband.
Haré Rama Haré Krishna (1971)
, 2h29Directed by Dev Anand
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Zeenat Aman, Mumtaz, Dev Anand, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Kishore Sahu
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71%
In the background of the rise of the International Hare Krishna movement in the 1970s, is a Montreal-based family of the Jaiswals, consisting of mom, dad, son, Prashant, and daughter, Jasbir. Due to differences, Mr and Mrs Jaiswal separate, leaving Jasbir with dad, and Prashant with his mom. Eventually Prashant and his mom travel to India, leaving father and daughter behind in Montreal. Mr. Jaiswal remarries, and brings his new wife to live in his home. Jasbir is told by her nanny that her mother & brother are dead. Back in India Prashant is sent to a boarding school and his father makes sure that none of Prashant's letters reach Jasbir, so that it would be easy on her part to get over emotional trauma. Jasbir is upset with her inconsiderate step-mother and ignorant father who is deeply immersed in his business.
Johny Mera Naam (1970)
, 2h41Directed by Vijay Anand
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Musical
Actors Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran Krishan Sikand, Prem Nath, I. S. Johar, Jeevan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73%
Mohan and Sohan are the sons of a police inspector. The kids excel in boxing. Their father is killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit (Premnath). Mohan (Pran) kills the goon, takes refuge in a car boot, and goes missing.
Prem Pujari (1970)
Directed by Dev Anand
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Musical, Romance
Themes Spy films
Actors Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Madan Puri, Zaheeda Hussain, Prem Chopra
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66%
Ramdev Bakshi (Dev Anand) is a peaceful, quiet man who is only interested in wildlife and nature. He is sent then to the Indo-Chinese border in the army by his father, a war hero. Here he refuses to lift his gun and attack. He is then court-martialled. Later he is captured by the Chinese and humiliated, but when a beautiful Chinese agent promises him a better future by working and spying for her (against India), he agrees but foils their wicked plans by spying over them. Later the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 breaks out. He joins in the action to show what he is made of by killing Pakistani soldiers hiding in the bushes in an Indian village in the Khemkaran sector.
Neel Kamal (1968)
, 2h40Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Waheeda Rehman, Raaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Shashikala, Lalita Pawar
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67%
Sita (Waheeda Rehman) and her friends go on a trip. Sita sleepwalks and when she is about to be hit by a train on the railway track, Ram (Manoj Kumar) saves her. Impressed, her father decides to get her married to him. After the marriage, Sita discovers that her sleepwalking is not a simple sleepwalking as it takes her to the story of her past life - Chitrasen (Raaj Kumar), an artisan, is in love with the princess Sita (Neelkamal in her past life). The king rejects his alliance for his daughter, and buries him alive. Chitrasen's love for Neelkamal is immortal and his soul survives for centuries to meet her.
Guide (1965)
, 3h3Directed by Vijay Anand, Tad Danielewski
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Iftekhar, Kishore Sahu, Gajanan Jagirdar
Roles Director of Photography
Rating82%
The movie starts with Raju (Dev Anand) being released from jail. Raju was a freelance guide, who earned his living by taking tourists to historic sites. One day, a wealthy and aging archaeologist, Marco (Kishore Sahu) comes to the city with his young wife Rosie (Waheeda Rehman), the daughter of a courtesan. Marco wants to do some research on the caves outside the city and hires Raju as his guide.
Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962)
Directed by Raj Khosla
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Joy Mukherjee, Sadhana Shivdasani, Rajendra Nath, Anant Balwant Dhumal, Kamal Kapoor, Jagdish Raj
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66%
Ajay Mehra (Joy Mukherjee) is on a secret mission to Kashmir to counter Kashmir rebels right after Independence. While on mission he is injured due to a bomb blast. A young girl Asha (Sadhana) from a poor family is forced to flee for her own safety following an attack on her house by Kashmir rebels. She comes across Ajay who is injured. She nurses him back to health over a period of time and they start falling in love with each other. But after the bomb blast, Ajay has lost his memory. Hence they both decide to go to Srinagar to get treatment for him at a hospital. But Ajay gets some clue from his things and decides to go to Bombay to find the truth about himself.
Nagin (1954)
, 2h19Actors Vyjayanthimala, Pradeep Kumar, Jeevan, Sulochana, I. S. Johar, Krishna Kumari
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67%
Two Adivasi tribes are in conflict for the local economic rights. The daughter of the Nagi tribe's chief, Mala (Vyjayanthimala) vows to kill the son of the Ragi tribe's chief, Sanatan (Pradeep Kumar) as revenge. Trespassing the enemy territory, she is mesmerized by music of a flute (played by the musician Kalyanji Virji Shah). Coming closer, she finds out that the singer is Sanatan. They fall in love, but find it difficult to appease the enmity between the two tribes and to resist the attempts of the villain Prabir (Jeevan) to marry Mala.
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Do Premee (1980)
Directed by Raj Khosla
Genres Romance
Actors Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Om Prakash, I. S. Johar, Deven Varma, Roopesh Kumar
Roles Cinematography
Rating57%
Joshila (1973)
Directed by Yash Chopra
Themes Prison films
Actors Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran Krishan Sikand, Rakhee Gulzar, Bindu, Madan Puri
Roles Cinematography
Rating60%
Jailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captive daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a poet, one day while reciting her poetry, she meets with a young man, who introduces himself as Amar, who also happens to be a poet himself. The two of them spend beautiful moments together and finds themselves attracted to each other. Shalini wants to find out why Amar is in jail. She is told in no uncertain terms that Amar is in jail for murder - for killing the brother of his former lover, Sapna. She also found out that this is not true and would strive to the best of her merit to get Amar release from jail because she is in love with him and would like to marry him.