Supratim Bhol

Biography

Supratim Bhol (born 10 December 1979) is an Indian cinematographer known for his works in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema. He has also worked in other regional language projects in Haryanvi, Odia and Chhattisgarhi. Supratim graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film Colours of Innocence (2016) directed by Manas Mukul Pal, a National Award winner venture. He has collaborated with Arjun Dutta for Abyakto (2018), Guldasta (2020) and Shrimati (2021), which garnered the duo with critical acclaim. His next important work was Avijatrik (2020), directed by Subhrajit Mitra, is a sequel to The Apu Trilogy, produced by Madhur Bhandarkar and Gaurang Jalan. The film has travelled around the world eventually winning him accolades and the 2020 European Cinematography Awards. The film was in nomination for Knight Marimbas Award at the Miami International Film Festival, got screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and also at the Indian Panorama section in 51st International Film Festival of India. The film also won the Special Jury Prize at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival. Lomad (The Fox) world's first Black and White One-shot (93 minutes) feature film from India has been shot by him.