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'''Dwarka Divecha''' (Dwarkadas Divecha, March 19, 1918 – January 5, 1978) was an [[India]]n [[cinematographer]]<ref>{{cite news |author=Letty Mariam Abraham |date=30 July 2010 |title=Stars behind the camera of Sholay - Part 1 |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/stars-behind-the-camera-of-sholay-345210.html |work=IBN Live}}</ref> and actor.<ref>{{cite book|title=Film World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3dTAAAAYAAJ|year=1977|publisher=T.M. Ramachandran}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlc6AQAAIAAJ|date=July 1973|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=48}}</ref>

==Early life==
Divecha was born in [[Bombay]], India.

==Career==
Divecha worked as a cameraman<ref name="Banker2002">{{cite book|author=Ashok Banker|title=Bollywood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=429ZAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Penguin Book|page=76}}</ref> and cinematographer <ref>{{cite book|title=Genres of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2X6RAAAAIAAJ|date=1989|publisher=The Author|page=62}}</ref> on about 30 movies. In 1955 he won a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] Best Photographer in Black and White award for his work on the film ''[[Yasmin (1955 film)|Yasmin]]''.<ref name="Reed1984">{{cite book|author=Sir Stanley Reed|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Bennett, Coleman.|page=233}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/best-cinematography-award-154.html |title=Best Photography Awards |website=Awards and Shows}}</ref>

In 1960 he acted in the film ''[[Singapore (1960 film)|Singapore]]''.

His best known film is ''[[Sholay]]'', in which he was also involved in creating the sets<ref name="Costanzo2013">{{cite book|author=William V. Costanzo|title=World Cinema through Global Genres|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HS9IAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT174|year=2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=1-118-71310-9|pages=174–}}</ref> and special effects.<ref>{{cite news |author=Saibal Chatterjee |date=3 January 2014 |title=''Sholay 3D'' movie review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/sholay-3d-movie-review-911 |work=NDTV}}</ref> The film has been since re-released in 3D.<ref name=cine>{{cite web |url=http://cineshutter.com/sholay-3d-movie-review/ |title=Sholay 3D Movie Review |website=Cineshutter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Sholay 3D' review - Classics never pale |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/-sholay-3d-review-classics-never-pale_148782.html |work=ZeeNews|date=4 January 2014}}</ref> The film was a box office hit, and critics agreed that the quality of the photography contributed to its success.<ref name="Society1984">{{cite book|author=Indian Musicological Society|title=Journal of the Indian Musicological Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcgJAQAAMAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Indian Musicological Society|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=S. Shivakumar |date=20 August 2015 |title=Sholay: The masterpiece at 40 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sholay-the-masterpiece-at-40/article7561478.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Anurag Tripathi |date=12 September 2015 |title=There can't be another Sholay |url=http://www.tehelka.com/2015/09/there-cant-be-another-sholay/ |magazine=Tehelka |volume=12 |issue=37}}</ref>

Divecha died on January 5, 1978.<ref name="Chopra2000">{{cite book|author=Anupama Chopra|title=Sholay, the Making of a Classic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8oM0k2UNzMC&pg=PA187|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-029970-0|pages=187–}}</ref>

==Major camerawork and cinematography==
*1943 [[Sanjog (1943 film)|''Sanjog'']]
*1944 ''Ratan''
*1948 ''Nai Reet''
*1949 [[Dillagi (1949 film)|''Dillagi'']] (as Dwarkadas Divecha)
*1949 [[Paras (1949 film)|''Paras'']]
*1949 [[Jeet (1949 film)|''Jeet'']] (as Dwarkadas Divecha, photography)
*1950 [[Dastan (1950 film)|''Dastan'']]<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA485|year=2014|edition=2|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1994–}}</ref>
*1953 [[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|''Jeewan Jyoti'']] (Director of photography)
*1953 ''[[Dil-E-Nadaan (1953 film)|Dil-E-Nadaan]]''
*1955 ''Baap Re Baap''
*1955 [[Yasmin (1955 film)|''Yasmin'']]
*1958 [[Do Phool (1958 film)|''Do Phool'']] (Photography)
*1958 [[Solva Saal]] (Director of photography)
*1959 [[Chhoti Bahen|''Chhoti Bahen'']]
*1961 ''[[Sasural (1961 film)|Sasural]]''
*1962 [[China Town (1962 film)|''China Town'']]
*1962 [[Professor (1962 film)|''Professor'']]<ref>{{cite news |author=Suresh Kohli |date=12 August 2011 |title=Professor (1962) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/professor-1962/article2348553.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
*1963 ''[[Hamrahi]]'' (Photography)
*1964 ''Beti Bete'' (as Dwaraka Divecha)
*1966 [[Daadi Maa|''Daadi Maa'']]
*1966 [[Dil Diya Dard Liya|''Dil Diya Dard Liya'']] (director of photography)<ref name="Kabir2015">{{cite book|author=Nasreen Munni Kabir|title=Conversations with Waheeda Rehman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqfzAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT84|year= 2015|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-642-7|pages=84–}}</ref>
*1966 ''[[Amrapali (film)|Amrapali]]''
*1968 [[Jhuk Gaya Aasman|''Jhuk Gaya Aasman'']]
*1969 [[Jeene Ki Raah|''Jeene Ki Raah'']]
*1969 ''[[Prince (1969 film)|Prince]]'' (Photography)
*1970 [[Khilona (1970 film)|''Khilona'']] (Director of photography - as Dwaraka Divecha)
*1971 [[Lal Patthar|''Lal Patthar'']] (Photography)
*1974 ''[[Manoranjan]]'' (Director of photography)
*1975 ''[[Sholay]]'' (Director of photography)<ref name=cine /><ref name="Hogan2009">{{cite book|author=Patrick Colm Hogan|title=Understanding Indian Movies: Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O1yubyUWGuMC&pg=PA278|year=2009|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-77955-6|pages=278–}}</ref>
*1976 [[Udhar Ka Sindur|''Udhar Ka Sindur'']] (Director of photography)
*1978 [[Trishna (1978 film)|''Trishna'']] (Director of photography - as late Dwarka Divecha)

==References==
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