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Fali Mistry (1919–1979) was an Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from the 1940s to 1980, both in black and white and colour cinema, and along with younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of the most acclaimed cinematographers of his era. He also produced and directed a few films.
Fali Mistry (1919–1979) was an Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from the 1940s to 1980, both in black and white and color cinema, along with his younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of the most acclaimed cinematographers of his era. He also produced and directed a few films.
Fali Mistry was born in 1919 in British India. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Fakira (1976), Guide (1965) and Jan Pahchan (1950). He was married to Shyama. He died in 1979 in India.
- Cinematographer, Director, Producer
- Fali Mistry
Akshay Manwani spoke to cinematographer Faroukh Mistry, Fali Mistry’s son, and Jal Mistry’s nephew, about the Mistry brothers, their influences and legacy. Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Waheeda Rehman and Dev Anand. These men and women do not need any introduction.
One of the stalwarts in this field in Hindi cinema was Fali Mistry. Born in a Parsi family in 1917, Fali and his younger brother Jal Mistry contributed immensely to the art of cinematography in Indian cinema. His grandfather owned a theatre and ran a theatrical company in Mumbai.
Sep 17, 2014 · Fali Mistry was a well-established cinematographer of Bollywood, known for the movies – Guide and Fakeer. He was active in Bollywood for about 5 decades from 1940s to 1970s. Amrapali (1945), directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal was his first noticed work.
Feb 20, 2018 · Fali Mistry, the cameraman, has turned the camera into a painter’s brush and make every frame a canvas of art and beauty. If Hollywood can improve on this work of Fali, we would like to see it being done.” Born in Bombay to a Parsi family on February 17, 1917, Fali became one of Indian cinema’s greatest cameramen.
