Ishan Arya
Ishan Arya | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1996 Mumbai |
| Other names | Irshad Ahsan |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1973–1987 |
| Spouse | Sulbha Arya |
| Children | Sameer Arya, Sagar Arya |
| Relatives | Srishti Behl (daughter-in-law) Shaukat Kaifi (aunt) Shabana Azmi (first-cousin) Baba Azmi (first-cousin) |
| Family | Akhtar-Azmi family Behl family |
Ishan Arya (born Irshad Ahsan) was an Indian cinematographer, and producer, best known as producer and cinematographer of Art cinema classic Garm Hava (1973). After working in theatre and advertising, he made his debut with Garm Hava directed by M. S. Sathyu. After that he worked largely in South Indian cinema, especially Telugu, though he worked on two noted Hindi art films, Bazaar (1982) directed by Sagar Sarhadi and Anjuman (1986) directed by Muzaffar Ali. At the 23rd National Film Awards, he won the Best Cinematography Award for Telugu film, Mutyala Muggu (1975).