Yusuf Muljii
Yusuf Mulji was a prominent cinematographer who predominantly worked in Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil films during the early decades of Indian cinema. He contributed to some of the iconic films from the 1930s to the 1950s, notable amongst which were P.C. Barua's Devdas (1935) and Adhikar (1938), Debaki Bose's Bidyapati (1937) and Sapera (1939), the Hindi-Bengali bilingual Nartaki (1940), Savithri (1941), Hamara Sansar (1945), Azadi Ki Raah Par (1948). His work on Nartaki (1940) received acclaim, although the film was critically panned.
Much of Mulji's work was done under Calcutta based New Theatres, a major studio that produced films in multiple languages and was known for high aesthetic standards in early Indian filmmaking. Under New Theatres, he collaborated with directors such as Debaki Bose and Hemchandra Chunder, and P.C. Barua. Along with noted cinematographer and filmmaker Bimal Roy, Yusuf Mulji photographed P.C. Barua's Devdas (1935), considered one of the landmarks of early Indian cinema.
His work during the formative period of Indian cinema, when cinematography was gradually moving from its silent era origins into more sophisticated use of lighting and composition in sound films, established him among the important cinematographers shaping the early cinematic visual language.
Much of Mulji's work was done under Calcutta based New Theatres, a major studio that produced films in multiple languages and was known for high aesthetic standards in early Indian filmmaking. Under New Theatres, he collaborated with directors such as Debaki Bose and Hemchandra Chunder, and P.C. Barua. Along with noted cinematographer and filmmaker Bimal Roy, Yusuf Mulji photographed P.C. Barua's Devdas (1935), considered one of the landmarks of early Indian cinema.
His work during the formative period of Indian cinema, when cinematography was gradually moving from its silent era origins into more sophisticated use of lighting and composition in sound films, established him among the important cinematographers shaping the early cinematic visual language.
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