Deep Pal | |
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| Born | Abhijit Pal 16 April 1953 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Died | 7 October 2021 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Director of Photography & Steadicam Operator |
| Years active | 1974 - 2020 |
| Relatives | Colin Pal (father) Niranjan Pal (grandfather) Bipin Chandra Pal (great-grandfather) |
Deep Pal (16 April 1953 – 7 October 2021) was an Indian cinematographer. He was the son of publicist Colin Pal and grandson of director Niranjan Pal. He started his career with Basu Bhattacharya doing camerawork for 1974 Hindi film Avishkaar, before moving on to an independent career as a documentary filmmaker. Pal is known as being one of the pioneers of Steadicam camerawork in India. Pal's first major Steadicam work was in Shiva, which was considered a pathbreaking film on visual technique in Telugu cinema. His later work included Bandit Queen (1994) directed by Shekhar Kapur[1] and Dil Se.. (1998) directed by Mani Ratnam.[2] He died of cancer on 7 October 2021.[3]
- ^ "Bandit Queen". TCM. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Deep Pal". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "ACE STEADICAM OPERATOR DEEP PAL DEAD". FilmInformation. Retrieved 9 October 2021.