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'''Faredoon A. Irani''' was an [[India]]n cinematographer who worked in [[Hindi films]]. He shot [[Mehboob Khan]]'s films ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949), ''[[Aan]]'' (1952) and ''[[Mother India]] '' (1958).<br />
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During his career, he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer]] record two times, for ''[[Mother India]] '' (1958) and ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'' (1970).<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1935, he shot [[Mehboob Khan]]'s directorial debut film, ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935), which in turn was inspired by ''[[The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)|The Sign of the Cross]]'' (1932) by Cecil B. DeMille. Subsequently he shot all Mehboob Khan films, including ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'' (1946), ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949), ''[[Aan]]'' (1952) - India's first technicolor film,<ref>{{cite web |title=Aan |url=http://www.upperstall.com/films/1952/aan |publisher=Upperstall |accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Aan.html Aan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106222836/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Aan.html |date=6 January 2007 }} University of Iowa.</ref> ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954) and ''[[Mother India]] '' (1958),<ref>{{cite web |title=Mehboob Khan Profile |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/mehboob-khan |publisher=Upperstall |accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref> which not only got him critical acclaim, but also his first Filmfare Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mother India (1957) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mother-India-1957/article16836460.ece | newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 January 2010 | first=Ziya | last=Us Salam |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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A leading cinematographer of his time,<ref>''Film World'', Vol. 1.T.M. Ramachandran, 1964. ''p. 97''.</ref> he also presided over the meeting which led to the formation of [[Indian cinematographers#Western India Cinematographers.27 Association|Western India Cinematographers' Association]] (WICA) on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://indiancinematographers.com/history.asp |publisher=Western India Cinematographers' Association |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224091500/http://indiancinematographers.com/history.asp |archive-date=24 December 2013 |df= }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''[[Narsinh Mehta (1932 film)|Narsinh Mehta]]'' (1932, Gujarati)<br />
* ''[[Grihalaxmi (1934 film)|Grihalaxmi]]'' (1934)<br />
* ''[[Vengeance is Mine (1935 film)|Vengeance is Mine]]'' (1935<br />
* ''[[Dr. Madhurika]]'' (1935)<br />
* ''[[Al Hilal (film)|Al Hilal]]'' a.k.a. ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935)<br />
* ''[[Deccan Queen (film)|Deccan Queen]]'' (1936)<br />
* ''[[Grama Kanya]]'' a.k.a. Village Girl (1936)<br />
* ''[[Manmohan (1936 film)|Manmohan]]'' (1936)<br />
* ''[[Kokila (1937 film)|Kokila]]'' (1937)<br />
* ''[[Teen Sau Din Ke Baad]]'' (1938)<br />
* ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1939 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' (1939)<br />
* ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]'' (1940)<br />
* ''[[Bahen (1941 film)|Bahen]]'' (1941)<br />
* ''[[Roti (1942 film)|Roti]]'' (1942)<br />
* ''[[Najma (1943 film)|Najma]]'' (1943)<br />
*''[[Humayun (film)|Humayun]]'' (1945)<br />
* ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'' (1946)<br />
* ''[[Anokhi Ada]]'' (1948)<br />
* ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949)<br />
* ''[[Aan]]'' (1952)<br />
* ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954)<br />
* ''[[Mother India]] '' (1958) <br />
* ''Palki'' (1967) <br />
* ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' (1968)<br />
* ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'' (1968)<br />
* ''[[Gambler (film)|Gambler]]'' (1971)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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* [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Cinematographer Award (B&W), Colour|url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_cinematographer.htm |publisher=Official Listing, [[Indiatimes]] |accessdate=28 April 2013}}</ref><br />
** 1958: ''[[Mother India]] '' <br />
** 1970: ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]''<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |author=Gulzar |authorlink=Gulzar|author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |chapter=Major Cinematographers..|page=252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT276&dq=faredoon+irani+cinematographer&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4V2DUYOsOcrZrQe-vYCIDg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBA|ref= Gu}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0409789}}<br />
* [http://www.upperstall.com/people/faredoon-a-irani Faredoon A. Irani] at [[Upperstall]]<br />
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