Nando Bhattacharya, also sometimes spelled Nandu Bhattacharya, was an Indian cinematographer and director of Indian cinema whose career spanned from 1969 to 2005. For his work on Anubhav (1971),[1] he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) at the 19th National Film Awards.[2]

Nando Bhattacharya
OccupationCinematographer

Filmography

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As cinematographer or director of photograpy[3]
YearFilmDirector Ref
1969AradhanaShakti Samanta
1971AnubhavBasu Bhattacharya [4]
1974AvishkaarBasu Bhattacharya [5]
1974Badhti Ka Naam DadhiKishore Kumar
1976Balika BadhuTarun Majumdar
1978Aankhen DehkiRajinder Singh Bedi[6]
1978GharManik Chatterjee
1978DevataS. Ramanathan
1981ShakkaKailash Chopra
1982Aamne SamneAshim Samanta
1982Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi Kishore Kumar
1985Aar PaarShakti Samanta
1985Lover BoyShomu Mukherjee
1986Khamosh NigahenAjay Sharma
1990RajnartakiNarayan Chakraborty
1992Ghazab TamashaRanjeet[7]
1992Jhoothi ShaanRanjan Bose
1994Ajana PathSrinibas Chakraborty
1996LathiPrabhat Roy
1977Chakkar Pe ChakkarAshok Roy
1998Ami Je TomariMilan Bhowmick
2004Annaye AtyacharSwapan Saha
2005DiragamanNando Bhattacharya [8]

References

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  1. Kumar, Anuj (28 March 2013). "Avishkaar (1974)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2025. Nando Bhattacharya (he also shot "Anubhav") captures the miasma that Rita talks about through the wavy opening montage.
  2. "National Awards 1971 Winners". Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. "Nando Bhattacharya". IMDB. Retrieved 18 December 2025.[better source needed]
  4. Kumar, P. K. Ajith (18 August 2019). "Happy birthday, Gulzar saab!". The Hindu.
  5. Amladi, K. M. (29 September 1974). "Magnificent discovery". The Hindustan Times. p. 10. Nando Bhattacharya's colour photography rises to the lyrical.
  6. "Shooting in India". Variety. 17 May 1978. p. 419.
  7. भारतीय फिल्‍म वार्षिकी: १९९३ [Indian Film Yearbook 1993]. Sadhya Pradesh Film Development Corporation Limited. p. 44.
  8. "Satabdi turns filmmaker". The Statesman. 2 October 2006. Her [Satabdi Roy's] two last released films in 2005, Diragaman directed by Nandu Bhattacharya and ..., received lukewarm box-office returns but did well in the rural areas.
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