Manmohan Singh (director)

Manmohan Singh
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • cinematographer
Years active1970s–present
Known forCinematography, direction
Notable workDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Jee Aayan Nu

Manmohan Singh is an Indian film director and cinematographer. He is the director of Punjabi films and the cinematographer of Bollywood films. In the past, he had frequently collaborated with Yash Chopra and his son Aditya Chopra, for whom he shot Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000).[1] Besides his Bollywood career as a cinematographer, he is also known as a pioneering director in Punjabi cinema.[2] He directed his first Hindi film, Pehla Pehla Pyar in 1994 and his first Punjabi film Jee Ayan Nu in 2003. He received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "'Yash Chopra wasn't convinced about DDLJ's climax'". Rediff.com movies. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Manmohan Singh is a pioneer in Punjab film industry". The Times of India. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ Karan Nanda (16 March 2019). "PTC Punjabi Film Awards: Gippy Grewal Bags Best Actor, Sargun Mehta Wins Best Actress". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 18 March 2019.