After winning the hearts of millions at the Cannes International Film Festival this year, young and talented cinematographer Modhura Palit will make her Bollywood debut with author turned director Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s third Hindi film Broken Frame. Modhura was awarded the Pierre Angenieux Excel Lens in Cinematography Special Encouragement at the Cannes, and she was the only personality who attended the festival for her body of work, while other Bollywood celebrities were representing beauty product companies at the red carpet.
Ram Kamal and Modhura’s association started with their Bengali film Rickshawala, and immediately after that, they decided to collaborate on Hindi film Broken Frame based on Ram Kamal’s short story collection Long Island Iced Tea. Produced by Aritra Das, Gaurav Daga and Shailendra Kumar under the banner of Assorted Motion Pictures and SS1 Entertainments. “It was wonderful working with Ram Kamal in Rickshawala. He gives respect and room for creativity to each and every one. As a director, he is not rigid, and that is something which helps me as a cinematographer,” says Modhura.
The entire credit of connecting the two creative people goes to producer Aritra Das. “Modhura is a fantastic person and extremely understanding. That’s what makes her unique. Being one of few women cinematographers from our country she understands her job and delivers on time. I feel that she has long innings ahead,” says producer Aritra Das.