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Kamal Bose is a Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography born on 1 january 1915

Kamal Bose

Kamal Bose
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Birth 1 january 1915
Death 1 october 1995 (at 80 years)
Awards Filmfare Awards

Kamal Bose (1915 - 1995) was an Indian cinematographer, who shot most of Bimal Roy classics, including Parineeta (1953), Do Bigha Zamin (1953), Bandini (1963), Devdas (1955) and Sujata (1960). He successful transitioned into the coloured film era, and shot Qurbani (1980), Janbaaz (1986) and Dayavan (1988).

During his career, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer record five times, Bandini (B&W, 1964), Anokhi Raat (B&W, 1970), Khamoshi (B&W, 1971), Dastak (B&W, 1972), Dharmatma (1976).

Usually with

Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy
(8 films)
Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan
(6 films)
Asit Sen
Asit Sen
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kamal Bose (24 films)

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Dayavan
Dayavan (1988)

Directed by Feroz Khan
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit, Feroz Khan, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Aanjjan Srivastav
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.197113.197113.197113.197113.19711
After having witnessed his dad being killed by ratan singh, the local police, and being orphaned and homeless, Shakti Velu develops a hatred and distrust of the police in India. He is befriended by another homeless boy named Shanker, who asks him to accompany him to Bombay's slums, where they live with a kind-hearted Muslim named Karim Baba, and his daughter, Shama. This is where Shakti and Shankar spend their childhood. When they mature, they take to petty crime. Here too, Shakti witnesses police brutality and atrocities, especially at the hands of sadistic, alcoholic, and womanizing Police Inspector Ratan Singh. When Karim Baba is arrested, jailed, and found hanging by his neck in police custody, Shakti hunts down Ratan Singh, and kills him in broad daylight in front of the several hundred people. An investigation is launched, but no one comes forward as a witness. Thus Shakti gets his reputation as a Don with a good heart i.e., Dayavan. Shakti marries local prostitute, Neelu, and has two children, Suraj and Sarita. He becomes even more powerful and influential all over Bombay, and his working partners are powerful criminal dons who have ruled over Bombay for eons. Shakti eventually replaces these dons, and becomes Bombay's only Don. This creates enemies for him and his family, but he believes since he has not really done any harm to anyone, he and his family will be safe. It is this belief that will take a heavy toll on his life and that of his family, when the truth dawns that he, himself, is responsible for being kind to a man, who will ultimately bring forward ruin to the Velu family.
Janbaaz
Janbaaz (1986)
, 2h55
Directed by Feroz Khan
Genres Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Dimple Kapadia, Amrish Puri, Feroz Khan, Shakti Kapoor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0969153.0969153.0969153.0969153.096915
Rana Vikram Singh lives in a huge farmhouse with his wife, Laxmi and two sons: Rajesh (Feroz Khan), a police officer and Amar (Anil Kapoor), a fun-loving playboy. Amar's entry begins with him playing a round of loaded Russian Roulette which he wins and proclaims himself jaanbaaz.
Qurbani
Qurbani (1980)
, 2h37
Directed by Feroz Khan
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.541973.541973.541973.541973.54197
Rajesh (Feroz Khan) was a motorcycle stuntman in a circus and is now a thief, expert in breaking open treasuries. In one such robbery, he is being watched by a jolly but shrewd police inspector Amjad Khan (Amjad Khan). Sheela (Zeenat Aman) is a gorgeous disco club dancer and singer. Rajesh and Sheela are in love. Rajesh has not disclosed to Sheela that he is a thief. An evil brother-sister duo- Vikram (Shakti Kapoor) and Jwaala (Aruna Irani) seek revenge against crime boss Rakka (Amrish Puri) who cheated Jwaala and siphoned her money. They hire Rajesh to break open Rakka's treasury and steal back the money. Vikram pays Rajesh a token amount to do the job. But suddenly Inspector Amjad Khan arrests Rajesh and the court sentences Rajesh to two years imprisonment. Sheela is devastated after she realizes Rajesh was a thief.
Heeralaal Pannalaal
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Kapoor, Ajit Khan, Prem Nath
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.267983.267983.267983.267983.26798
The movie starts with two innocent and kind hearted guys named Heeralal (Shashi Kapoor) and Pannalal (Randhir Kapoor). They are famous among criminals as they have helped police in capturing them several times. Heeralal is in search of his parent’s killer but has no idea of him at all. Pannalal is in search of his father. Heeralal meets with a girl named Ruby (Zeenat Aman) and falls in love with her. Pannalal falls in love with Ruby’s friend, Neelam (Neetu Singh).
Bairaag
Bairaag (1976)

Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama
Actors Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Leena Chandavarkar, Prem Chopra, Sujit Dhungana
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.099223.099223.099223.099223.09922
Kailash (Dilip Kumar) loses his eyesight after a car accident. His wife gives birth to twin boys, one of them blind. Before his wife gains consciousness, he asks the doctor to get rid of the blind baby, because he doesn't want his son to live a life where he can't see at all. The doctor's wife leaves the blind baby in a Hindu temple, where he is discovered by the temple priest who raises the boy, now called Bholenath (Dilip Kumar). Kailash feels guilty about what he did to the blind baby and confesses it to his wife several years later, who becomes so distraught that she dies. Kailash raises his other son Sanjay (Dilip Kumar), who turns into a spoiled rich boy. Although Sanjay is engaged to Sonia (Leena Chandavarkar), he continues to have an affair with Lucy (Helen), who has a rich dangerous boyfriend Grasco (Madan Puri). Sonia's greedy brother Kunwal (Prem Chopra) agrees to marry a country girl Tara (Saira Banu) but wants a Rs. 300,000 dowry. She doesn't want to marry him, because she is in love with Bholenath, even though he is poor and blind. Bholenath thinks that his status is beneath hers and that she deserves a rich suitor and steals the money from the Hindu temple to give to Kunwal for her dowry. His pet snake tries to stop him from giving the money by biting him. He regains his sight and vows to the temple priest(Nazir Hussain) and Tara to bring the money back from Kunwal. Once he reaches the city, people mistook him for Sanjay, who in turn, is hiding out with Lucy after she leaves Grasco along with Rs. 15,000,000. She is found dead with the money missing. Sanjay is the suspect. The film is resolved with the real culprit getting caught, and the two brothers reunited with their father, and then marrying their sweethearts.
Anari
Anari (1975)

Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kabir Bedi, Kader Khan, Utpal Dutt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57% 2.884822.884822.884822.884822.88482
Dharmatma
Dharmatma (1975)

Directed by Feroz Khan
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, Prem Nath, Rekha, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.2914453.2914453.2914453.2914453.291445
Wealthy, powerful and influential Seth Dharamdas (Prem Nath) leads a financially secure life in a palatial bungalow. He is known to come help people who are beyond any hope of assistance, and this leads to him being known as "Dharmatma". But Seth Dharamdas does have a number of skeletons in his closet and a parallel life as a gangster and a matka king. The only person whom he dislikes and fears is his own son Ranbir (Feroz Khan).
Annadata
Annadata (1972)

Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama
Actors Jaya Bachchan, Anil Dhawan, Om Prakash, Asit Sen, Asit Sen, Gopi Krishna
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.335823.335823.335823.335823.33582
Amba Prasad, a rich man is supposed to have died in a car crash and all 'relatives' gather to find out how much they can inherit. A poor girl he literally brought up like a daughter claims to be carrying his baby under pressure from her greedy parents. However, it turns out that Amba Prasad is very much alive. His lawyer makes him see the harsh reality that none of his so-called relatives were there to pay respect to him but to get his money. Disheartened he leaves his house with his faithful dog.
Apradh
Apradh (1972)

Directed by Feroz Khan
Genres Thriller, Action, Romance
Actors Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Helen Khan, Madan Puri, Faryal
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.4846653.4846653.4846653.4846653.484665
While in Germany, gorgeous looking Rita, who belongs to a gang of thieves, cons a jeweler into parting with a very expensive necklace, and is on the run from the police. She hitches a ride from ace Grand Prix racer, Ram Khanna, and plants the necklace on his person. He later graciously returns the necklace to her, and she in turns it in to her gang-leader. When the gang-leader has the necklace appraised it turns out to be a fake, and Rita is now on the run from her own gang. She again takes shelter with Ram, tells him the truth and that her real name is Meena. Ram wins the Grand Prix, and both return to India. Upon their entry at the airport, they are searched, and Ram is found to be in possession of diamonds hidden in medicinal capsules. He is immediately arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to several years in prison. Years later he is released, and finds Meena awaiting. Both get married and decide to settle down and live life honestly. But trouble comes knocking on their door again - this time it's Ram's brother, Harnam, who wants Ram to join him in smuggling. Ram, initially refuses, but when Meena is abducted, he relents and joins his brother in a career of crime - a change that will have disastrous results for Meena and himself.
Dastak
Dastak (1970)
, 2h20
Directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Rehana Sultan, Anju Mahendru, Kamal Kapoor, Manmohan Krishna Chadha
Roles Director of Photography
Rating74% 3.7009853.7009853.7009853.7009853.700985
The film was known for its unusual story line set in a red light area. A newlywed couple, Hamid (Sanjeev Kumar) and Salma (Rehana Sultan), unwittingly rent a flat, and thus begins their daily turmoil at the knocks (dastak) on their door. The previous occupant was Shamshad Begum (Shakeela), a famous mujrewali (nautch girl).
My Love
My Love (1970)

Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Nirupa Roy, Rajendra Nath, Madan Puri, Laxmi Chhaya
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3452653.3452653.3452653.3452653.345265
Safar
Safar (1970)
, 2h20
Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Musical, Romance
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Ashok Kumar, Feroz Khan, I. S. Johar, Aruna Irani
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.585223.585223.585223.585223.58522
Movie starts with the desperate attempt of surgeon Dr.Neela (Sharmila Tagore) to save a patient, who she knew wouldn't going to survive. She works under the guidance of Dr. Chandra (Ashok Kumar) who tells her that however hard doctor might try, sometimes patient wouldn't survive. Story drifts into flashback. Neela meets Avinash (Rajesh Khanna) at medical college and after initial misunderstanding, grows close with him. Avinash was a poor guy who earns his living him-selves while attending medical college. He paints too and Neela finds out that most of his paintings are of her. Though he admires Neela very much, he never talks about love or marriage. Everyone thinks that it's because of his financial status, but it is later revealed that he was a cancer patient and not have much time to live.
Khamoshi
Khamoshi (1969)
, 2h7
Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Waheeda Rehman, Dharmendra, Nazir Hussain, Iftekhar, Lalita Pawar
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76% 3.8366653.8366653.8366653.8366653.836665
Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cared for, pouring out her love and affection, leaves the hospital, as she had been unable to keep her heart separate from her professional work and had fallen in love with her patient. Next Arun Choudury (Rajesh Khanna), a writer and poet enters as a patient, suffering acute mania after being rejected by his lover, Sulekha. After refusing to take his care, Radha relents and starts nursing him. In between while caring for Arun she reminisces her past and tells a story of how she took care of injured brave army soldiers when she was posted in Laddakh during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
Anokhi Raat
Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Parikshit Sahni, Tarun Bose, Aruna Irani, Mukri
Roles Director of Photography
Rating74% 3.732983.732983.732983.732983.73298
The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and results in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day.