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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Avik Mukhopadhyay
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]], India
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| title =
| spouse = [[Madhuja Mukherjee]]
}}

'''Avik Mukhopadhyay''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: '''অভীক মুখোপাধ্যায়''') is an Indian [[cinematographer]] who works in Bengali and Hindi films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Avik |date=2023-08-10 |title='To everyone Mrinal Sen was bondhu (friend)': Avik Mukhopadhyay |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/mrinal-sen-at-100-interview-avik-mukhopadhyay-to-everyone-he-was-bondhu-friend/article67149577.ece |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref> He collaborated with multiple directors like [[Mrinal Sen]], [[Aparna Sen]], [[Rituparno Ghosh]], [[Srijit Mukherji]], [[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]], [[Anik Dutta]], [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]], [[Shoojit Sircar]] and [[Sujoy Ghosh]]. Some of his works include ''[[Chokher Bali (2003 film)|Chokher Bali]]'', ''[[Patalghar]]'', ''[[Bhalo Theko]]'', ''[[Raincoat (film)|Raincoat]]'', ''[[Dosar]]'', ''[[The Last Lear]]'', ''[[Antaheen]]'', ''[[Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish]]'', ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' and ''[[Sardar Udham]]''.

He is the recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] four times and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer]] twice. He studied the cinematography at the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film and television Institute of India]].

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background:#ffc;"|
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !! Film !! Director !! Language
!Ref
|-
|1999||''[[Asukh]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000 ||''[[Paromitar Ek Din]]''||[[Aparna Sen]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Utsab]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002 ||''[[Titli (2002 film)|Titli]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Aamar Bhuvan]]''|| [[Mrinal Sen]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2003 ||''[[Shubho Mahurat]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Chokher Bali (2003 film)|Chokher Bali]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Patalghar]] ''||Abhijit Chowdhury
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Bhalo Theko]]''||[[Gautam Haldar]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|2004 ||''[[Raincoat (film)|Raincoat]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| Hindi
|
|-
|2005 ||''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''||[[Shaad Ali]]
|Hindi
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006 ||''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]''|| [[Sivakumar Ananth|Sivakumar]]|| Telugu
|
|-
|''Shoonya''|| Arindam Mitra|| Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008 ||''[[The Last Lear]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| English
|
|-
|''[[Via Darjeeling]]'' || Arindam Nandy|| Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Khela]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|2009 ||''[[Antaheen]]''||[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010|| ''[[Abohomaan]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
| ''[[Ekti Tarar Khonje]]''||Avik Mukhopadhyay
|Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 ||''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]''||[[Anik Dutta]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish]]''||[[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2013|| ''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]''|| [[Anik Dutta]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Satyanweshi (film)|Satyanweshi]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
|Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-06 |title=Rituparno Ghosh's last film Satyanweshi is a mixed bag |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rituparno-ghoshs-last-film-satyanweshi-is-a-mixed-bag-1089867.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sunglass (film)|Sunglass]]''|| [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| Bengali / Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Kangal Malsat]]''|| [[Suman Mukhopadhyay]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014|| ''[[Teenkahon]]''||[[Bauddhayan Mukherji]]
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Kill Dil]]''|| [[Shaad Ali]]|| Hindi
|
|-
|2015 ||''[[Rajkahini]]''|| [[Srijit Mukherji]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 ||''The Violin Player'' || [[Bauddhayan Mukherji]]
|Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=2015-11-10 |title='The Violin Player': Mumbai Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/violin-player-mumbai-review-839022/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''|| [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]|| Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |title='Pink' revisited: The anatomy of the 'No means no' scene, and the original ending |url=https://scroll.in/reel/850286/pink-revisited-the-anatomy-of-the-no-means-no-scene-and-the-original-ending |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Scroll.in |date=16 September 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2017||''[[Meghnad Badh Rahasya ]]''|| [[Anik Dutta]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|2018 ||''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' || [[Shoojit Sircar]]|| Hindi
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Devarsi |title=Avik Mukhopadhyay on shooting 'October': 'Visuals should communicate feelings rather than inform' |work=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/reel/875920/avik-mukhopadhyay-on-shooting-october-visuals-should-communicate-feelings-rather-than-inform |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''[[Badla (2019 film)|Badla]]''|| [[Sujoy Ghosh]]
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badla is an edge-of-the-seat watch |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/badla-is-an-edge-of-the-seat-watch/cid/1686428 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Bhobishyoter Bhoot]]''|| [[Anik Dutta]]|| Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Password (2019 Indian film)|Password]]''|| [[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]]|| Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Password: Actor Dev Shares His Character Look, Ahead Of Trailer Release {{!}} SpotboyE |url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/password-actor-dev-shares-his-character-look-ahead-of-trailer-release/5d7f7803def098574f7b2630 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.spotboye.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020 ||''[[Borunbabur Bondhu]]''||[[Anik Dutta]]
|Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Roushni |title=Borunbabur Bondhu review: Watch for the strong performances and well-etched characters |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/borunbabur-bondhu-42537 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611112706/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/borunbabur-bondhu-42537 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]''|| [[Shoojit Sircar]]|| Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saltz |first=Rachel |date=2020-06-12 |title='Gulabo Sitabo' Review: This Old House, Lucknow Style |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/movies/gulabo-sitabo-review.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|-
|2021 ||''[[Sardar Udham]]'' || [[Shoojit Sircar]]
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Sardar Udham' review: A portrait of a man of history and mystery |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1007747/sardar-udham-review-a-portrait-of-a-man-of-history-and-mystery |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Scroll.in |date=16 October 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Deep6]]'' || Madhuja Mukherjee
|Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2021-09-15 |title=Shoojit Sircar production 'Deep6' sets premiere at 26th Busan International Film Festival |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shoojit-sircar-production-deep6-sets-premiere-at-26th-busan-international-film-festival/article36473738.ece |access-date=2023-04-01 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
|''[[Lost (2023 film)|Lost]]''
|[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on his new film Lost |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aniruddha-roy-chowdhury-on-his-new-film-lost/cid/1823698 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Jaane Jaan (2023 film)|Jaane Jaan]]''
|[[Sujoy Ghosh]]
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Kadak Singh]]''
|[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's third Hindi film goes on the floors |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aniruddha-roy-chowdhurys-third-hindi-film-goes-on-the-floors/cid/1902367 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[I Want to Talk]]''
|[[Shoojit Sircar]]
|Hindi
|
|-
|2025
| style="background:#ffc;" | ''Dear Ma''
|Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
|Bengali
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===[[National Film Awards]]===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Category !! Film !! Ref(s)
|-
| [[50th National Film Awards|2003]] || rowspan="4" | [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Patalghar]]'' || <ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[51st National Film Awards|2004]] || ''[[Bhalo Theko]]'' || <ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[56th National Film Awards|2009]] || ''[[Antaheen]]'' || <ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[69th National Film Awards|2021]]
|''[[Sardar Udham]]''
|<ref name="69NFA">{{Cite web |title=69th National Films Awards 2021 |url=https://www.nfdcindia.com/uploads/post/0537628001686636693.pdf |publisher=NFDC}}</ref>
|}

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Category !! Film !! Ref(s)
|-
| [[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title=Filmfare 2021 Full Winners' List: Thappad And Gulabo Sitabo Win Big, Take All Major Awards |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/filmfare-2021-full-winners-list-thappad-and-gulabo-sitabo-win-big-take-all-major-awards-4541282/ |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=28 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[67th Filmfare Awards|2022]]
|Best Cinematography
|''[[Sardar Udham]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=67th Filmfare Award 2022 Winners List: Complete Winners List Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon, Shershaah WIN BIG |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/filmfare-award-2022-winners-list-complete-winners-list-ranveer-singh-kriti-sanon-shershaah-win-big-5601794/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===[[IIFA Awards]]===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Category !! Film !! Ref(s)
|-
| [[22nd IIFA Awards|2022]] || [[IIFA Award for Best Cinematography]] || ''Sardar Udham'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://iifa.com/iifa-2022 |title=The 22nd Nexa IIFA Awards |website=IIFA |publisher=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610013129/https://iifa.com/iifa-2022 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2060260}}
{{National Film Award Best Cinematography|state=collapsed}}{{Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography}}
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Avik Mukhopadhyay - Revision history

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