Amol Gole is an Indian cinematographer who shot Hindi films like

Stanley Ka Dabba ''Stanley Ka Dabba'' () is a 2011 Hindi-language comedy drama film written, directed and produced by Amole Gupte, starring Divya Dutta, Partho Gupte (son of Amole Gupte), Divya Jagdale, Raj Zutshi, and Amole Gupte. The film was released on 13 May ...

, Hawaa Hawaai,

Elizabeth Ekadashi Elizabeth Ekadashi is a 2014 Marathi movie directed by Paresh Mokashi. and written by Madhugandha Kulkarni. The movie, which tells the tale of a child and his set of friends living in Pandharpur, has been selected as the opening film of the In ...

Touring Talkies ''Touring Talkies'' is a 2015 Tamil anthology film written and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, S.A.Chandrasekhar. The film consists of two stories in which S.A.Chandrasekhar himself acted in the lead role with Kolkata actress Papri Gosh along ...

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etc. He debuted as an Independent cinematographer with the film

directed by

Amol Gupte Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film ''Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)'' as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife ...

. As cinematographer Amol used a still DSLR camera, Canon's 7D, to make sure the kids (who were shot without missing school, only on Saturdays and during vacation-time) could be themselves, free and feckless and open to constant improvisation. The results are striking, a film that feels both stunningly real and yet beautifully textured, color-corrected immaculately enough to look markedly un-digital on the big screen. Besides feature films, he has also shot many ad films, documentaries and short films. Gole has also shot the internationally acclaimed documentary -- 'Nero's Guests' based on Journalist

Palagummi Sainath Palagummi Sainath (born 1957) is an Indian columnist and author of the acclaimed book ''Everybody Loves a Good Drought''. He has extensively written on rural India, his notable interests are poverty, structural inequities, caste discriminatio ...

's work in Vidarbha on issues related to the agrarian crisis. Marathi film ' ''Gajaar''' has become the first film in the history of

Marathi Cinema Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shre ...

to be shot entirely using a digital camera. The film, which has been shot live on the annual pilgrimage of Saint Dnyaneshwar from Alandi in

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Pandharpur Pandharpur (Pronunciation: əɳɖʱəɾpuːɾ is a well known pilgrimage town, on the banks of Candrabhagā River, near Solapur city in Solapur District, Maharashtra, India. Its administrative area is one of eleven tehsils in the District, ...

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, has been shot on a

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, a digital SLR camera.

Personal life

Amol is studied from Sir J. J. School of Commercial Arts, Mumbai. He is married to Swati Shinde Gole. She is a senior journalist and worked with

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as Special Correspondent. Amol and Swati have a son.

Filmography

As Director Nashibvaan ( film ) (2019) Sumi (2020 film) Best Child National Award (2021)

As Producer

Rangaa Patangaa ''Rangaa Patangaa'' (Marathi: रंगा पतंगा) is a Marathi-language Indian film released in 2016. The movie stars Makarand Anaspure and Sandeep Pathak in the lead role, while Nandita Dhuri, Gauri Konge, Bharat Ganeshpure reprises ...

(2016)

As Cinematographer

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'' (Released 1 April 2016) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Hawa Hawai'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014) * * The Bright Day (2015) * Whisky Is Risky (2014) * Mokssh (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * Ha Bharat Maza (2012) * '' Gajaar: Journey of the Soul'' (2012) * Nero's Guests (Documentary) (2012) * Nashibvaan ( film ) (2019) * Ashi Hi Aashiqui ( film ) (2019) * ''

Awards

* Sant Tukaram " Best International Marathi Film Award for the Rangaa Patangaa at PIFF - Pune International Film Festival, 2016 * Best Cinematographer' for

at PIFF - Pune International Film Festival, 2015 * Best rural film at Maharashtra state film awards 2016.

References

External links

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14th Pune International Film Festival

Amol Gole on his film Rangaa Patangaa

Amol Gole's Official Facebook Page

Rangaa Patangaa Official Movie Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gole, Amol 1979 births Living people Marathi people Cinematographers from Maharashtra Marathi film cinematographers Artists from Pune Film producers from Mumbai Artists from Mumbai