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Johny Lal was an Indian
cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
who worked predominantly in
Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
and
Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
films. Lal's well-known films include ''
Veerey Ki Wedding ''Veerey Ki Wedding'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film that was released on 2 March 2018. It was directed by Ashu Trikha, and stars Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda and Jimmy Sheirgill. Cast * Pulkit Samrat as Veer Arora (V ...
'' (2018), ''
Partner Partner, Partners, The Partner, or, The Partners may refer to: Books * ''The Partner'' (Grisham novel), by John Grisham, 1997 * ''The Partner'' (Jenaro Prieto novel), 1928 * ''The Partners'' (book), a 1983 book by James B. Stewart * ''Partner'' (m ...
'' (2007), ''
Kucch To Hai ''Kucch To Hai'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language Slasher film, slasher film written by Rajeev Jhaveri and directed by Anurag Basu and Anil V. Kumar. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Anita Hassanandani, Yash Tonk, Rishi Kapoor, Jeet ...
'' (2003), ''
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' () also known by the initialism RHTDM is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring R. Madhavan, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The film ...
'' (2003) and ''
Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film was the debut performance of Tusshar Kapoor, who starred alongside Kareena Kapoor. The film was an of ...
'' (2001). Lal won the 1993
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative winners indicates one Awarde ...
for ''
Aathanka ''Aathanka'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama thriller film directed by Sai Prakash, and stars Anant Nag and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Anjana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sarika. The film depicts the marital lif ...
''.


Career

After working in several films as an associate cameraman, Johny Lal worked as an independent cinematographer in several successful films like ''
Aathanka ''Aathanka'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama thriller film directed by Sai Prakash, and stars Anant Nag and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Anjana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sarika. The film depicts the marital lif ...
'', ''
Partner Partner, Partners, The Partner, or, The Partners may refer to: Books * ''The Partner'' (Grisham novel), by John Grisham, 1997 * ''The Partner'' (Jenaro Prieto novel), 1928 * ''The Partners'' (book), a 1983 book by James B. Stewart * ''Partner'' (m ...
'', ''
Kucch To Hai ''Kucch To Hai'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language Slasher film, slasher film written by Rajeev Jhaveri and directed by Anurag Basu and Anil V. Kumar. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Anita Hassanandani, Yash Tonk, Rishi Kapoor, Jeet ...
'', ''
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' () also known by the initialism RHTDM is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring R. Madhavan, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The film ...
'', ''
Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film was the debut performance of Tusshar Kapoor, who starred alongside Kareena Kapoor. The film was an of ...
'' and ''
Shaadi Se Pehle ''Shaadi Se Pehle'' (English: ''Before the Wedding'' or ''Before the Marriage'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Akshay Khanna, Suniel Shetty, Ayesha Takia, Mallika Sherawa ...
''.


Personal life

Lal died due to COVID-19 related complications on 21 April 2021.


Awards

;
Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...
*Best Cinematographer for ''
Aathanka ''Aathanka'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama thriller film directed by Sai Prakash, and stars Anant Nag and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Anjana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sarika. The film depicts the marital lif ...
''


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External links

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