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Apurba Kishore Bir

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Indian film cinematographer, director

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Apurba Kishore Bir, also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut.

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Filmography 5

Aranyaka1994
Shesha Drushti1997
Aadat Se Majboor1982
Nandan
Aadi Mimansa1991

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Awards 2

National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Padma Shri in arts

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Apurba Kishore Bir, also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 27 Down, his debut film. His directional debut Aadi Mimansa won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional ventures Lavanya Preeti and Baaja were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards - including three for Best Cinematography - and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India.

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India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
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living
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Born 1948 · age 78
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