Fali Mistry
Biography
Fali Mistry (1919–1979) was an Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from the 1940s to 1980, both in black and white and color cinema, along with his younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of the most acclaimed cinematographers of his era. He also produced and directed a few films.
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer twice, Guide (color) (1967) and Fakira (1977).
Mistry first received acclaim for his work in the film Amrapali (1945), directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal. He was a stalwart of Navketan Films, after the critical acclaim of Guide (1967) directed by Vijay Anand, which also won him a Filmfare Award, Mistry worked in several films directed by his elder brother Dev Anand, including Prem Pujari (1970), Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Heera Panna (1973), Ishq Ishq Ishq (1974), Des Pardes (1978).
He directed three feature films, including, Jan Pahchan (1950), Armaan (1953), and Sazaa (1951) starring Dev Anand, The film was also noted for its music by SD Burman in songs Tum Na Jaaney Kis Jehan Mein Kho Gaye sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
