Through The Lens, supported by ARRI, is a celebration of the art and craft of cinematography, featuring in-depth conversations with some of India's most talented and respected cinematographers. In our second episode, Cinematographer Anil Mehta talks about his experiences of shooting the most traditional yet stylised Hindi films. He shares stories of working on the Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan, The Salman-Aishwarya-Ajay starrer Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, and many more. We then see him delving deep into his inspirations as a cinematographer, and the one life motto he lives by.

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00:00 - Through The Lens of Cinematographer Anil Mehta
01:59 - Six Questions (30 Years of Anil Mehta)
02:35 - Hindi Cinema’s glamorous realism aesthetic
04:10 - Preferring Guru Dutt over Satyajit Ray
07:16 - Misconceptions about Cinematographers
08:43 - Finding the locations of Lagaan
14:46 - Anil Mehta’s introduction to cinematography
19:19 - “Economic, Frugal, and Truthful”
21:20 - Directing the Madhuri Dixit starrer “Aaja Nachle”
26:06 - Breaking down Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
32:54 - Breaking down the climax sequence of Lagaan
42:03 - Breaking down “Tumhi Dekho Na” from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
52:24 - Breaking down Darlings
1:05:13 - Three Inspirations
1:09:53 - Two Tips
1:13:11 - A Life Motto

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