A cinematographer shares the closest relationship with the director on a film set. The director’s vision is translated by the hand that holds the camera and yet precious little is known of the profession and the craft involved. In fact, even the most obsessive film lovers would struggle to recall the artists who have lensed the most iconic films of yesteryear. An R.D. Mathur (Mughal-E-Azam) or V. Babasaheb (Gunga Jumna), even Kamal Bose (Bandini, Devdas and Sujata) are not nearly as well-known as the directors of these films. The trivia-monger would probably point to Dwarka Divecha (Sholay), Subrata Mitra (Apu Trilogy) or Nariman Irani (Don) or Fali Mistry (Guide), but what about Kay Gee (Deewaar and Trishul), N. Satyen (Zanjeer, Sharaabi and Lawaaris) or the unbelievably prolific Dilip Mukhopadhyay, whose work spans from Subarnarekha to Joshilaay?