When
Ishwar Bidri passed away late last year, most newspapers described as the cinematographer of
Andaz Apna Apna (1994). This description does a great disservice to the ouevre of a criminally underrated cinematgrapher. Working with
J P Dutta in his early films like
Ghulami (1985),
Yateem (1988) and
Hathyar (1989), Ishwar Bidri defined the way Rajasthan is shot in modern Hindi cinema. Join Gautam Chintamani at the Cinemaazi Studio to delve deeper into the career of this often overlooked artiste.