Who is the cinematographer for the 1998  Indian romantic thriller film in the backdrop of insurgency in Northeast India, written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur?
Deep Pal Deep Pal (born April 16, 1953) is an Indian cinematographer. He is the son of publicist Colin Pal and grand-son of director Niranjan Pal. Pal is known as being one of the pioneers of Steadicam camerawork in India. Pal's first major Steadicam work was in "Shiva", which was considered a pathbreaking film on visual technique in Telugu cinema. His later work included "Bandit Queen" directed by Shekhar Kapur and "Dil Se.." directed by Mani Ratnam.
Apurba Kishore Bir Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for "27 Down", his debut film. His directional debut "Adi Mimansa" won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional ventures "Lavanya Preeti" and "Baaja" were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India.