Apurba Kishore Bir

Director, Writer

BIOGRAPHY

Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 27 Down, his debut film. His directional debut Adi Mimansa won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Birs other directional ventures Lavanya Preeti and Baaja were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Childrens Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India.

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