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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Anjuli Shukla<br />
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]<br />
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]], [[Film Director]]<br />
| awards = [[National Film Awards]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Anjuli Shukla''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] and [[film director]]. She is the first and till date the only Indian woman who has won the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article371669.ece?service=print|title=Anjuli Shukla, awardwinning cinematographer|accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> ''[[Kutty Srank]]'', her debut film, won her the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] in 2010. Her recent direction, ‘Happy Mothers Day’ a feature film by [[Children's Film Society, India]] (CFSI) was the opening film for the 19th Edition of the [[International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sulking KCR skips children's film festival|url=http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/1894-sulking-kcr-skips-children%E2%80%99s-film-festival|work=[[Sunday Guardian]]|accessdate=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025250/http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/1894-sulking-kcr-skips-children%E2%80%99s-film-festival|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> An alumnus of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], Shukla started her career as an assistant to cinematographer and director [[Santosh Sivan]] before making her feature film debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-01/news-interviews/28223011_1_hindi-film-cinematographer-tamil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103113814/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-01/news-interviews/28223011_1_hindi-film-cinematographer-tamil|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-03|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Anjuli Shukla: Picture perfect|accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Shukla was born in [[Lucknow]] into a family that was not related to film industry. She was interested in films right from her childhood and completed her graduation from the University of Lucknow<br />
, Lucknow.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|title=Award doesn't make my job easier|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/award-doesnt-make-my-job-easier/articleshow/6619163.cms|accessdate=9 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 September 2010|author=Iti Shree Misra}}</ref> Upon graduation, she decided to join the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) to do a course in cinematography, which she felt was an ideal platform to express her "creativity". Her family was supportive of her decision.<ref name=mumbai>{{cite web|title=The female gaze|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/201009262010092609522843841adf17b/The-female-gaze-.html|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|accessdate=9 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062849/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/201009262010092609522843841adf17b/The-female-gaze-.html|archivedate=22 March 2012|date=26 September 2010}}</ref> Shukla's diploma film at the FTII was premiered at the competition section of the [[Camerimage|Camerimage film festival]].<ref name=dff>{{cite web|title=57th National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=9 March 2014|page=79|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104162233/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Upon completing her course at the FTII, she joined [[Santosh Sivan]] as an apprentice and went on to assist him in various films including two [[Hollywood films|Hollywood productions]] – ''[[The Mistress of Spices]]'' and ''[[Before the Rains]]''.<ref name=dff /><ref name=hindu1>{{cite news|title=Woman with a view|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150650400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804184350/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/07/11/stories/2008071150650400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2008|accessdate=9 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2008|author=Sangeeta}}</ref> She was the second unit camerawoman for [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil–Hindi bilingual films ''[[Raavan]]'' and ''[[Raavanan]]'' (2010).<ref name=toi1>{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Anjuli Shukla: Picture perfect|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Anjuli-Shukla-Picture-perfect/articleshow/7015951.cms|accessdate=9 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 December 2010}}</ref> She got a break as an independent cinematographer through ''[[Kutty Srank]]'', a [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] directed by [[Shaji N. Karun]]. The film had the distinction of being the first in Malayalam to be shot by a woman cinematographer.<ref name=hindu1 /> Shukla's work fetched her the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the [[57th National Film Awards]] in 2010. She was the first female to be awarded in the category.<ref name=mumbai /><ref name=toi1 /> After ''Kutty Srank'', she joined with Santosh Sivan for ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'', a period drama.<ref name=toi1 /><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
* ''[[Happy Mother's Day]], a feature film by Children’s Film Society India (CFSI)'' (2015)<br />
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===Cinematographer===<br />
* ''[[Kutty Srank]]'' (2010)<br />
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===Camera and Electrical Department or Second Unit Department===<br />
* ''[[Anandabhadram]]'' (2005) - Malayalam <br />
* ''[[The Mistress of Spices (film)]]'' (2005) - Hindi/English <br />
* ''[[Before the Rains]]'' (2007) - English /Malayalam <br />
* ''[[Prarambha]]'' (2007)-Kannada<br />
* ''[[Tahaan]]'' (2008)-Hindi<br />
* ''[[Raavan]]'' (2010)-Hindi/Tamil<br />
* ''[[Urumi (film)]]'' (2010)-Malayalam<br />
* ''[[Pehla Sitara]]'' (delayed)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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===National===<br />
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;[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />
* 2010 - ''[[Kutty Srank]]'' (Malayalam) – [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]<br />
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===International===<br />
'''Nominated''':<br />
;Golden Tadpole for Best Cinematography, [[Camerimage]] <br />
*2004 – Pre-Mortem – Golden Tadpole for Best Cinematography, [[Camerimage]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000143/2004|title=Camerimage Awards for 2004|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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