Priya Seth

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Priya Seth
Born1975
Amritsar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationWelham Girls' School
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1996–present
OrganizationInternational Collective of Female Cinematographers
Western India Cinematographers'Association
Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective
Known forAirlift, Chef, Barah Aana
Websitepriyaseth.com

Priya Seth (born 1975) is an Indian cinematographer, best known for her work in Indian feature films, advertisements, and underwater filming and photography.[1][2] She is among a handful of women cinematographers currently working in the Indian mainstream cinema.[3][4][5]

Early life[edit]

Seth was born in Amritsar, India and was educated at Cathedral and John Connon School and Welham Girls' School, a boarding school in Dehradun. After school, she pursued a degree in economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and then later went on a six-month film-making course at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

After graduating, Seth got her first job as a clapper and assistant cameraman on Deepa Mehta's 1998 film Earth, followed by Jane Campion's Holy Smoke!, which was partially filmed in India in 1999.[7]

After that, she worked on diverse projects such as music videos and commercials for FMCG brands, before returning to the cinema industry.[8] Seth is a trained scuba diver and is known for her expertise in her underwater filming and photography.[9] She has been the underwater DOP for Bollywood films like Dhobi Ghat and Mardaani 2.[10]

Feature films[edit]

Seth's first solo feature film project was the indie Barah Aana, directed by Raja Krishna Menon and starring Naseeruddin Shah. She reunited with Menon on his 2016 historical drama film Airlift, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. The film was noted for its bold, raw, and tense camerawork depicting the real events on which the film was based.[4][11][12] She then worked on the Saif Ali Khan starring Chef, an official remake of the 2014 Hollywood film.[13] In 2018, Seth shot the Season 2 of Zee5 web series Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, a show based on the life of former porn star-turned-actor Sunny Leone.

In 2017, Seth became the founding member of the Indian Women Cinematographer's Collective (IWCC), along with cinematographers Fowzia Fathima and Savita Singh.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Year Title Language
2009 Barah Aana Hindi
2016 Airlift Hindi
2017 Chef Hindi

Web series[edit]

Year Title Language Notes
2018 Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone English Season 2, released on ZEE5

References[edit]

  1. Gopalakrishnan, Aswathy (2017-10-08). "'There Is No Handwriting Of Mine That Goes Over All My Work': Interview With 'Chef' Cinematographer Priya Seth –". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. "'We are image makers at the end of the day'". The Hindu. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. Uday Bhatia. "Women cinematographers: Through a more equal lens". Livemint.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lata Jha. "Priya Seth's camera work stands out in 'Airlift'". Livemint.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. "100 years of ARRI - Interactive Timeline and Interviews". 100.arri.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. Nandini Ramnath (2019-12-09). "Women cinematographers on how the mainstream ignores them: 'On the periphery'". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. Film Companion (2019-12-09). "6 Women On Their First Break In Films". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. "Five Female Bollywood Cinematographers We Should Know". shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. "All set for take one". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. "www.digitalstudioindia.com/production/4158-priya-seth-on-life-and-underwater-cinematography-part-ii". digitalstudioindia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  11. "Why this reviewer's comment on Airlift's cinematographer is sexist". The News Minute. 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  12. "There's No Film a Man Can Shoot & I Can't: Airlift DOP Priya Seth". thequint.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  13. "span.state.gov/achievers/priya-seth/20180303". span.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  14. "Lights, Camera, Action: Indian female cinematographers come together to form a collective - Lifestyle News". Indiatoday.in. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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