Adeep Tandon

Member of the Jury, 9th NSFFI 2019

Shri Adeep Tandon is a Science Graduate from AGRA UNIVERSITY and a DIPLOMA HOLDER from FILM INSTITUTE OF INDIA, ( Now FTII ), PUNE, having graduated in the year 1968,specialising in MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY.

After passing out from Pune FTII, he joined 's Director Of Photography, Mr. as his chief assistant and assisted him in Merchant -Ivory Production's " ",Mahatma and the Mad Boy (A tele-film for BBC ) and a series of TV commercial for American TV for Tea Board of India,Calcutta. In Calcutta worked as DOP for Mr.Shanti P Choudhury ( Image India Films ) on six documentaries and also for Mr.Chidanand Dasgupta as his DOP for five documentaries before leaving for .

In Mumbai he shot nearly 120 Ad commercials as DOP, more than 100 documentary films, about 35 Feature films as DOP and Corporate films etc. till date. Some of notable films are, , Saaransh,Thikana, Rao Saheb, Mere Saath Chal, Censor,Jana Na Dil Se Door etc., Have done 7 feature films in Punjabi ( Directing two and as DOP 5 ),Bengali film " Anand Niketan" as DOP. Have Directed & Photographed a Hindi Feature film " NAAZUK SAA MODD " ( To be released).

He is also a writer and presently co-written two features for Mr.Avtar Kohli Alias Kuku Kohli, maker of "Phool Aur Kante" and many more hindi block busters.

Have worked as DOP in the feature films with , ,,,Dev Anand,Vijaya Anand,Harpal Tiwana,Priti Sapru,Sujit Guha, Suresh Sharma,Tanvir Ahmed and many more.

Many of my films ( documentaries and feature ) have won National & International awards.

Have been on Jury of 2nd Screen Awards, Vatavaran Film Festival. Ex President WICA and Ex-Executive President All India Human Rights ( Citizen Option ) Film & Television Industry.