Nariman Irani

Nariman A. Irani (? - 10 December 1977) was a Bollywood cinematographer and film producer. He is most known for producing Don (1978) made under his banner Nariman Films and for his work as cinematographer in Chhailla Babu(1977). He died in an accident, even before Don was even completed, eventually the film was a big hit and led to the Don film franchise.[1][2]

Nariman A. Irani
Irani with Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Don
Died10 December 1977
Mumbai
Occupationcinematographer, film producer
Known forDon (1978)

As a cinematographer he is known for his films like Talash, Saraswatichandra and Phool Aur Patthar, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan[2] and Chhailla Babu. He won the 16th National Film Awards for Best Cinematography (B & W) for Saraswatichandra (1968).,[3][4] he also won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer in the same year.[5]

The cinematographer Nariman Irani, while working Chhailla Babu decided to borrow most of the plot of Chhailla Babu and shared a modified story idea to Chandra Barot, who made the new modified story as the film Don (1978). While Don was still under production, he was badly hurt, when after a sudden cloudburst in November 1977, a wall fell on him while he was preparing to take a shot for another film at Rajkamal Kalamandir studios, Mumbai during the making of Manojj Kumar's Kranti. A wall collapsed on him and he suffered a hip bone injury. Though he was hospitalised, but died a few days later.[2][6]

Personal life

Irani was a Parsi,[7] although his surname is indicative of Irani origin. His wife Salma was a Muslim.

Legacy

His home banner Nariman Films was revived 18 years later by his sons, Nadir and Nadeem, with Suniel Shetty-starrer Shashtra (1996).[8]

Filmography
Cinematographer
Producer

References
  1. Zeenat: I think Vijay is missing Rediff.com, Movies, 27 October 2006.
  2. "Don 2 runs into legal maze by Nariman Films". The Economic Times. 12 November 2011.
  3. "16th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
  4. "16th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
  5. List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953–2005
  6. rediff.com: An exclusive interview with Chandra Barot, who made the first Don Rediff.com, 16 October 2006.
  7. "SMT. SALMA IRANI v. FIFTH INCOME-TAX OFFICER | Income Tax Appellate Tribunal | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. "Don producers make a comeback". The Times of India. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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