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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian cinematographer (1953–2021)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Deep Pal<br />
| image = Deep Pal.png<br />
| birth_name = Abhijit Pal<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|04|16|df=y}}<br />[[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|07|1953|04|16|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| occupation = Cinematographer, Director of Photography & Steadicam Operator<br />
| years_active = 1974 - 2020<br />
| relatives = [[Colin Pal]] (father)<br/>[[Niranjan Pal]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Bipin Chandra Pal]] (great-grandfather)<br />
}}<br />
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'''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 (1990 film)|Shiva]]'', which was considered a pathbreaking film on visual technique in Telugu cinema. His later work included ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1994) directed by [[Shekhar Kapur]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68062/bandit-queen#overview | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010003650/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68062/bandit-queen#overview | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 October 2021 | title=Bandit Queen | publisher=TCM | accessdate=9 October 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998) directed by [[Mani Ratnam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2be1841e76 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308234746/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2be1841e76 | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 March 2016 | title=Deep Pal | publisher=BFI | accessdate=1 February 2019 }}</ref> He died of cancer on 7 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://filminformation.com/featured/ace-steadicam-operator-deep-pal-dead-8-october-2021/ | title=ACE STEADICAM OPERATOR DEEP PAL DEAD | publisher=FilmInformation | accessdate=9 October 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===As a cinematographer===<br />
While his primary recognition was for his work in bringing image-stabilizing technology to camerawork in India,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/filmmaking-from-studios-to-locations-to-vfx-suites-column-b-town/1619115/ | title=From Studios to Locations to VFX Suites | publisher=Outlook | accessdate=9 October 2021}}</ref> prior to a Steadicam, he cinematographed and directed his own documentary films including ''Cages'' (1984) on prostitution in Falkland Road in Mumbai, and ''Give us this Day our Daily Lunch'' (1985) based on the [[Dabbawala]] food delivery system in Bombay.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71f1babc/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309000108/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71f1babc | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 March 2016 | title=Give Us This Day Our Daily Lunch | publisher=BFI | accessdate=9 October 2021}}</ref><br />
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In 1993, he was Director of Photography (DOP) in the Hindi Feature Film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172980/ Pehla Nasha], the first directorial venture of filmmaker [[Ashutosh Gowariker]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Director<br />
|-<br />
| 1993<br />
| ''[[Pehla Nasha]]''<br />
| [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2015<br />
| ''Stripped''<br />
| [[Srivinay Salian]]<br />
|}<br />
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===As a steadicam operator===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Director<br />
|-<br />
| 1997<br />
| ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]''<br />
| [[J.P. Dutta]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1999<br />
| ''[[Laawaris (1999 film)|Laawaris]]''<br />
| [[Shrikant Sharma]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1999<br />
| ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United]]''<br />
| [[Sooraj R. Barjatya]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| ''The Roshans: Hrithik Live in Concert''<br />
| Akashdeep <br />
|-<br />
| 2002<br />
| ''[[Filhaal...]]''<br />
| [[Meghna Gulzar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
| ''[[Amal (2007 film)|Amal]]''<br />
| [[Richie Mehta]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1001620|Deep Pal}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|0172980|Pehla Nasha}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 births]]<br />
[[Category:2021 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary filmmakers]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film cinematographers]]<br />
[[Category:Cinematographers from Maharashtra]]</div>Rxsolution