Manmohan Singh is an Indian film director and cinematographer. He is a director of Punjabi films and cinematographer of Bollywood films. In the past he had frequently collaborated with Yash Chopra and his son Aditya Chopra, for whom he shot Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000).[1] Besides his Bollywood career as a cinematographer, he is also known as a pioneering director in Punjabi cinema.[2] He directed his first Hindi film, Pehla Pehla Pyar in 1994 and first Punjabi film Jee Ayan Nu in 2003. He received "Lifetime Achievement Award" in PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019.[3]
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Manmohan Singh | |
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Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 1970s–present |
Known for | Cinematography, direction |
Notable work | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Jee Aayan Nu |
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Singh's first big project was the debut film for Sunny Deol's Betaab. After that, he worked on many films like Lekin, Lamhe, Chaalbaaz in the early 1990s. He won two Filmfare Awards for Yash Chopra's Darr and Chandni. Manmohan Singh also sang many Bollywood film songs like "Mere Pyar Ki Umar" from Waaris with Lata Mangeshkar and Jeene de yeh Duniya chahe maar daale (laava) 1985 with Asha Bhonsle. Marne se na yun darna (Laila)1984 with Lata.
From the 2000s, Manmohan Singh started directing Punjabi films. His first Punjabi film was Jee Aayan Nu in 2003, and he consequently made films like Dil Apna Punjabi, Mera Pind and Munde U.K. De.
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