Ashok Mehta, one of India's best known cinematographers, has passed away. He was suffering from advanced lung cancer and breathed his last at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital here on Wednesday. He passed away at around 1 pm, hospital said. He was 65.
He was known for shooting some evocative films, including Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen, Shyam Benegal's Mandi and Trikaal, Aparna Sen's 36, Chowringhee Lane and Paroma, Shashi Kapoor's Utsav, Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak and Kisna, and M F Hausain's Gaja Gamini.
The news of his ill health first surfaced during the recording of Raveena Tandon's chat show Issi ka Naam Zindagi hai. He featured in a segment featuring Arjun Rampal, whom he had launched in Bollywood with his only directorial project Moksha.
From Shekhar Kapur to Madhur Bhandarkar, the film fraternity has mourned his demise and remembered him as the most 'outstanding', 'incredible' and 'greatest' director of photography.
After acclaimed fashion photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta's death on Sunday, Mehta's demise is seen as a big loss for film and art community.
He was known for shooting some evocative films, including Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen, Shyam Benegal's Mandi and Trikaal, Aparna Sen's 36, Chowringhee Lane and Paroma, Shashi Kapoor's Utsav, Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak and Kisna, and M F Hausain's Gaja Gamini.
The news of his ill health first surfaced during the recording of Raveena Tandon's chat show Issi ka Naam Zindagi hai. He featured in a segment featuring Arjun Rampal, whom he had launched in Bollywood with his only directorial project Moksha.
From Shekhar Kapur to Madhur Bhandarkar, the film fraternity has mourned his demise and remembered him as the most 'outstanding', 'incredible' and 'greatest' director of photography.
After acclaimed fashion photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta's death on Sunday, Mehta's demise is seen as a big loss for film and art community.