Priya Seth

Priya Seth (born 1975) is an Indian cinematographer, best known for her work in Indian feature films, advertisements and underwater filming and photography.[1][2] She is among a handful of women cinematographers working in the Indian mainstream cinema.[3][4][5]

Not to be confused with Priya Sethi.
Priya Seth
Born1975
Amritsar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationWelham Girls' School
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1996–present
OrganizationInternational Collective of Female Cinematographers
Western India Cinematographers'Association
Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective
Known forAirlift, Chef, Barah Aana
Websitepriyaseth.com

Early life

Seth was born in Amritsar, India and was schooled at Cathedral and John Connon School and Welham Girls' School, a boarding school in Dehradun. After school, she pursued a degree in economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and then later went on a six-month film-making course at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6]

Career

Early career

After graduating, Seth got her first job as a clapper and assistant cameraman on Deepa Mehta's 1998 film Earth, followed by Jane Campion's Holy Smoke!, which was partially filmed in India, in 1999.[7]

After that, she worked on diverse projects such as music videos, commercials for FMCG brands, before returning to the cinema industry.[8] Seth is a trained scuba diver and is known for her expertise in her underwater filming and photography.[9] She has been the underwater DOP for Bollywood films like Dhobi Ghat and Mardaani 2.[10]

Feature films

Seth's first solo feature film project was the indie Barah Aana, directed by Raja Krishna Menon and starring Naseeruddin Shah. She reunited with Menon on his 2016 historical drama film, Airlift, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. The film was noted for its bold, raw and tense camerawork depicting the real events on which the film was based.[4][11][12] She then worked on the Saif Ali Khan-starrer Chef, an official remake of the 2014 Hollywood film.[13] In 2018, Seth shot the Season 2 of Zee5 web series Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, a show based on the life of former porn star-turned-actor Sunny Leone.

In 2017, Seth became the founding member of the Indian Women Cinematographer's Collective (IWCC), along with cinematographers Fowzia Fathima and Savita Singh.[14]

Filmography

Feature films
YearTitleLanguage
2009Barah AanaHindi
2016AirliftHindi
2017ChefHindi

Web series
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2018Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny LeoneEnglishSeason 2

References
  1. Gopalakrishnan, Aswathy (2017-10-08). "'There Is No Handwriting Of Mine That Goes Over All My Work': Interview With 'Chef' Cinematographer Priya Seth –". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. "'We are image makers at the end of the day'". The Hindu. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. Uday Bhatia. "Women cinematographers: Through a more equal lens". Livemint.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. Lata Jha. "Priya Seth's camera work stands out in 'Airlift'". Livemint.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. "100 years of ARRI - Interactive Timeline and Interviews". 100.arri.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. Nandini Ramnath (2019-12-09). "Women cinematographers on how the mainstream ignores them: 'On the periphery'". :. Retrieved 2020-03-29.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. Film Companion (2019-12-09). "6 Women On Their First Break In Films". :. Retrieved 2020-03-29.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/five-female-bollywood-cinematographers-know
  9. "All set for take one". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. https://www.digitalstudioindia.com/production/4158-priya-seth-on-life-and-underwater-cinematography-part-ii
  11. Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 18:52 (2016-01-24). "Why this reviewer's comment on Airlift's cinematographer is sexist". The News Minute. Retrieved 2020-03-29.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/theres-no-film-a-man-can-shoot-and-i-cant-airlift-dop-priya-seth
  13. https://span.state.gov/achievers/priya-seth/20180303
  14. "Lights, Camera, Action: Indian female cinematographers come together to form a collective - Lifestyle News". Indiatoday.in. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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