Manmohan Singh is an Indian film director and cinematographer. He is a director of
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
films and
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 ...
of
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" ...
films. In the past he had frequently collaborated with
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of ...
and his son
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra (; born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker, studio executive, producer and film distributor who mainly works in Indian cinema. Currently serving as the Chairman and Managing Director of Yash Raj Films, founded by his father Ya ...
Lamhe
''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher ...
'' (1991), ''
Darr
''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' ( ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan with Anupam ...
Dil To Pagal Hai
''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor get ent ...
'' (1997), and ''
Mohabbatein
''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai, and ne ...
'' (2000). Besides his Bollywood career as a cinematographer, he is also known as a pioneering director in
Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali.
The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the ...
. 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
The 9th PTC Punjabi Film Awards ceremony, presented by PTC Punjabi, honored the best Punjabi films of 2018, and took place at JLPL Ground, Mohali on 16 March 2019. The ceremony is conducted by Sonu Sood, Divya Dutta, Manish Paul, Gavy Chahal a ...
.
Early life and career
Singh's first big project was the debut film for Sunny Deol's ''
Betaab
''Betaab'' (''Restless'') is a 1983 Indian romance film written by Javed Akhtar, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles along with Shammi Kapoor. The music ...
''. After that, he worked on many films like ''Lekin'', ''
Lamhe
''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher ...
'', ''
Chaalbaaz
''ChaalBaaz'' (, ) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language slapstick film directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It stars Sridevi in dual roles, with Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around twin siste ...
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of ...
's ''
Darr
''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' ( ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan with Anupam ...
'' 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
''Jee Ayan Nu'' ( en, Welcome) is a Punjabi drama film, released on 8 November 2002.
It stars Harbhajan Mann in the lead role with Priya Gill. It was directed by Manmohan Singh. It is one of the first most successful movie in Punjabi cinema, ...
'' in 2003, and he consequently made films like ''
Dil Apna Punjabi
''Dil Apna Punjabi'' (English: ''Our Heart is Punjabi'') is a Punjabi feature film. It was released on 3 September 2006. It stars Harbhajan Mann, Neeru Bajwa and Dara Singh. The film was produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani, wr ...
'', ''
Mera Pind
''Mera Pind'' (English: ''My village'') is a Punjabi film released on 20 September 2008, directed and produced Manmohan Singh. The film stars Harbhajan Mann, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kimi Verma and Gurpreet Ghuggi.
Plot
Mera Pind is the story o ...
'' and ''
Munde U.K. De
''Munde U.K. De'' (), distributed in English-speaking territories with the additional tagline "British by Right, Punjabi by Heart!," is a Punjabi film by writer-director Manmohan Singh. The movie stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Amrinder Gill, Neeru Bajwa, ...
''.
Filmography
Directed
* ''
Nasibo
''Nasibo'' (also spelled as ''Naseebo'') is a 1994 Indian Punjabi-language film, directed by Manmohan Singh, starring Raj Babbar, Kavita Kamal ( Kimi Verma), Preeti Sapru, Amitoj Maan and others. Gurdas Maan gave a special appearance.
Plot ...
'' (1993)
* ''
Jee Aayan Nu
''Jee Ayan Nu'' ( en, Welcome) is a Punjabi drama film, released on 8 November 2002.
It stars Harbhajan Mann in the lead role with Priya Gill. It was directed by Manmohan Singh. It is one of the first most successful movie in Punjabi cinema, ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Asa Nu Maan Watna Da
''Asa Nu Maan Watna Da'' is a Punjabi movie directed by Manmohan Singh released in 2004 and starring Harbhajan Mann.
Plot
Calgary-based businessman Kanwaljit Singh Dhillon sends money home to his brother, Deep, to invest in some property. Now ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Yaaran Naal Baharan
''Yaaran Naal Baharan'' is a Punjabi feature film, released in 2005. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill in the lead role with Juhi Babbar, and was directed by Manmohan Singh.
Plot
This film tells a story of young hearts seeing each other and falling i ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Dil Apna Punjabi
''Dil Apna Punjabi'' (English: ''Our Heart is Punjabi'') is a Punjabi feature film. It was released on 3 September 2006. It stars Harbhajan Mann, Neeru Bajwa and Dara Singh. The film was produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani, wr ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Mitti Wajaan Maardi
''Mitti Wajaan Maardi'', (English: The Soil Calls, 2007) is an Indian Punjabi film directed by Manmohan Singh.
Plot
There is a moving saga of Punjabis who go abroad for better prospects but circumstances prevent them from returning to their h ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Mera Pind
''Mera Pind'' (English: ''My village'') is a Punjabi film released on 20 September 2008, directed and produced Manmohan Singh. The film stars Harbhajan Mann, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kimi Verma and Gurpreet Ghuggi.
Plot
Mera Pind is the story o ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Munde U.K. De
''Munde U.K. De'' (), distributed in English-speaking territories with the additional tagline "British by Right, Punjabi by Heart!," is a Punjabi film by writer-director Manmohan Singh. The movie stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Amrinder Gill, Neeru Bajwa, ...
Ajj De Ranjhe
''Ajj De Ranjhe'' is a 2012 Punjabi film starring Aman Dhaliwal, Gurleen Chopra, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kimi Verma, Kul Sidhu, Rana Ranbir. The movie is directed by Manmohan Singh. The movie was released on 7 September 2012.
Plot
''Ajj De Ranjhe' ...
Mera Pind
''Mera Pind'' (English: ''My village'') is a Punjabi film released on 20 September 2008, directed and produced Manmohan Singh. The film stars Harbhajan Mann, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kimi Verma and Gurpreet Ghuggi.
Plot
Mera Pind is the story o ...
Honour Killing
An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of t ...
Chann Pardesi
''Chann Pardesi'' is a Punjabi language film released in 1981. It was directed by Chitrarth Singh and starred Raj Babbar, Rama Vij, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Om Puri. Chann Pardesi was a seminal film that debuted many future Bo ...
'' (Punjabi) (1981)
* ''
Betaab
''Betaab'' (''Restless'') is a 1983 Indian romance film written by Javed Akhtar, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles along with Shammi Kapoor. The music ...
Chaalbaaz
''ChaalBaaz'' (, ) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language slapstick film directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It stars Sridevi in dual roles, with Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around twin siste ...
Sanam Bewafa
''Sanam Bewafa'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, it stars Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran, Danny Denzongpa. It is a remake of the Pakistani film '' Haque Meher''.
Plot
The film is based on two ...
Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
''Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' is a 1992 Indian romantic drama film directed by Deepak Anand on his debut. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar Rehman. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Geethanjali'', directed by Mani Ratnam.Apradhi ''(1992)
* '' Parampara'' (1993)
* ''
Darr
''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' ( ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan with Anupam ...
'' (1993)
* ''
Nasibo
''Nasibo'' (also spelled as ''Naseebo'') is a 1994 Indian Punjabi-language film, directed by Manmohan Singh, starring Raj Babbar, Kavita Kamal ( Kimi Verma), Preeti Sapru, Amitoj Maan and others. Gurdas Maan gave a special appearance.
Plot ...
Maachis
''Maachis'' (transl. ''Matchsticks'') is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. It stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film portrays the circumstances surrou ...
'' (1996)
* ''
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
''Aur Pyar Ho Gaya'' (English: And Love Happened) is a 1997 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai. This film marked the Hindi debut for Aishwarya Rai. The film's music was composed by the ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Dil To Pagal Hai
''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor get ent ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romance film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womaniser Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love. Aditya ...
Mohabbatein
''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai, and ne ...
Woh Tera Naam Tha
''Woh Tera Naam Tha'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film starring Arjan Bajwa, Kanchi Kaul and Amrish Puri. The music was composed by Roop Kumar Rathod. The cinematographer was by Manmohan Singh (director), Manmohan Singh.
Synopsis
Orphaned ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Sarhad Paar
''Sarhad Paar'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raman Kumar and produced by Goldie Tucker. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Tabu, and Mahima Chaudhry as main characters, with Rahul Dev portraying the main villain. The ...
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
The category was first awarded in 1954.
Superlatives
Most Awards
Kamal Bose – 5
Radhu Karmakar – 4
Jal Mi ...
Darr
''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' ( ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan with Anupam ...
Dil To Pagal Hai
''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor get ent ...
''
* 2001: Sansui Viewers Choice Award for Best Cinematography – ''
Mohabbatein
''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai, and ne ...