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K. Mahajan</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K._K._Mahajan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/K._K._Mahajan.png/200px-K._K._Mahajan.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/K._K._Mahajan.png 1.5x" data-file-width="293" data-file-height="339" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">2 October 1944<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur" title="Gurdaspur">Gurdaspur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Province_(British_India)" title="Punjab Province (British India)">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">13 July 2007<span style="display:none">(2007-07-13)</span> (aged 62)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Cinematographer</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>K. K. Mahajan</b> (2 October 1944 – 13 July 2007) was an Indian <a href="/wiki/Cinematographer" title="Cinematographer">cinematographer</a> who was known for his work in <a href="/wiki/Parallel_Cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel Cinema">Parallel Cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a career that spanned over four decades, he won four <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>. He was best known for his work with filmmakers such as <a href="/wiki/Kumar_Shahani" title="Kumar Shahani">Kumar Shahani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mani_Kaul" title="Mani Kaul">Mani Kaul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basu_Chatterjee" title="Basu Chatterjee">Basu Chatterjee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-front_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-front-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting his career in the late 1960s, Mahajan worked simultaneously in <a href="/wiki/Parallel_cinema" title="Parallel cinema">parallel</a> and mainstream films for the next four decades. In all he shot 84 feature films, around 100 commercials and over 20 documentaries and several television serials.<sup id="cite_ref-toi_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._K._Mahajan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born to <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjabi Hindu">Punjabi Hindu</a> parents in <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur" title="Gurdaspur">Gurdaspur</a> in Punjab, Mahajan graduated in a physics from <a href="/wiki/Panjab_University,_Chandigarh" class="mw-redirect" title="Panjab University, Chandigarh">Panjab University, Chandigarh</a>. Thereafter, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India" title="Film and Television Institute of India">Film and Television Institute of India</a> (FTII) and graduated with a diploma in Motion Picture Photography in 1966 with a gold medal.<sup id="cite_ref-upper_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._K._Mahajan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mahajan started his career worked on advertising films, short films and documentaries most notably <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a>'s <i>Child of the Streets</i> (1967), Kumar Shahani's <i>A Certain Childhood</i> (1967), and BD Garga's <i>Amrita Shergil</i> (1968) and <i>Mahabalipuram</i> (1968).<sup id="cite_ref-upper_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to this, while still at <a href="/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India" title="Film and Television Institute of India">FTII</a>, he had shot, Shahani's avant garde graduation film, <i>The Glass Pane</i> (1966). Subsequently, upon viewing this film, <a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a> offered Mahajan, <i><a href="/wiki/Bhuvan_Shome" title="Bhuvan Shome">Bhuvan Shome</a></i> (1969), which won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a> and became an important film the parallel cinema movement.<sup id="cite_ref-front_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-front-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-upper_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This paved way for lifelong collaboration, as he went to shoot many films with Sen, including, <i><a href="/wiki/Interview_(1971_film)" title="Interview (1971 film)">Interview</a></i> (1971), <i><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_71" title="Calcutta 71">Calcutta 71</a></i> (1972), <i><a href="/wiki/Padatik_(1973_film)" title="Padatik (1973 film)">Padatik</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_(1974_film)" title="Chorus (1974 film)">Chorus</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/wiki/Mrigayaa" title="Mrigayaa">Mrigayaa</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/wiki/Oka_Oori_Katha" title="Oka Oori Katha">Oka Oori Katha</a></i> (1977), <i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Din_Pratidin" title="Ek Din Pratidin">Ek Din Pratidin</a></i> (1979), <i><a href="/wiki/Akaler_Sandhane" class="mw-redirect" title="Akaler Sandhane">Akaler Sandhane</a></i> (1980), <i>Chalchitra</i> (1981), <i><a href="/wiki/Kharij" title="Kharij">Kharij</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/wiki/Khandhar" title="Khandhar">Khandhar</a></i> (1983) <i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Din_Achanak" title="Ek Din Achanak">Ek Din Achanak</a></i> (1988).<sup id="cite_ref-Mukhopadhyay2014_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mukhopadhyay2014-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another director he worked extensively with was <a href="/wiki/Basu_Chatterjee" title="Basu Chatterjee">Basu Chatterjee</a>; they had collaborated in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Piya_Ka_Ghar" title="Piya Ka Ghar">Piya Ka Ghar</a></i> (1971), <i><a href="/wiki/Rajnigandha" title="Rajnigandha">Rajnigandha</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/wiki/Chhoti_Si_Baat" title="Chhoti Si Baat">Chhoti Si Baat</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Chitchor" title="Chitchor">Chitchor</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/wiki/Swami_(1977_film)" title="Swami (1977 film)">Swami</a></i> (1977) and <i><a href="/wiki/Manzil_(1979_film)" title="Manzil (1979 film)">Manzil</a></i> (1979).<sup id="cite_ref-upper_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also shot <a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Sippy" title="Ramesh Sippy">Ramesh Sippy</a>'s family saga on television, <i><a href="/wiki/Buniyaad" title="Buniyaad">Buniyaad</a></i> (1986), which was shot on video (high-band) and shown of state-run for <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> channel.<sup id="cite_ref-front_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-front-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <i><a href="/wiki/Char_Adhyay" title="Char Adhyay">Char Adhyay</a></i> (1997) directed Kumar Shahani he did few films, <i><a href="/wiki/Ekti_Nadir_Naam" title="Ekti Nadir Naam">Ekti Nadir Naam</a></i> directed by Anup Singh was the last film shot by him in 2002. He was diagnosed with throat cancer and as a result his voice-box was removed. Thereafter he shot no other feature film, though he shot a small documentary in 2005, directed by Kumar Shahani about the mounting of an exhibition of painter <a href="/wiki/Akbar_Padamsee" title="Akbar Padamsee">Akbar Padamsee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-front_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-front-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Society_of_Cinematographers" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Society of Cinematographers">Indian Society of Cinematographers</a> (ISC) awarded him an Honorary Membership, along with <a href="/wiki/A._Vincent" title="A. Vincent">A. Vincent</a> and <a href="/wiki/V._K._Murthy" title="V. K. Murthy">V. K. Murthy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, he received the Ezra Mir Award for Lifetime Achievement at the IDPA Awards 2005 of Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA).<sup id="cite_ref-toi_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His cancer returned in his last months and eventually he died in Mumbai on 13 July 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-upper_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-upper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last release was <i>Yaar Meri Zindagi</i> starring <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shatrughan_Sinha" title="Shatrughan Sinha">Shatrughan Sinha</a>. The film was shot in 1971, but released only in 2008, due to legal issues.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Awards">National Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._K._Mahajan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1970 – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="National Film Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Sara_Akash" class="mw-redirect" title="Sara Akash">Sara Akash</a></i> (black-and-white)</li> <li>1971 – Best Cinematography for <i><a href="/wiki/Uski_Roti" title="Uski Roti">Uski Roti</a></i> (black-and-white)</li> <li>1973 – Best Cinematography for <i><a href="/wiki/Maya_Darpan" title="Maya Darpan">Maya Darpan</a></i> (colour)</li> <li>1974 – Best Cinematography for <i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_(1974_film)" title="Chorus (1974 film)">Chorus</a></i> (black-and-white)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._K._Mahajan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sara_Akash" class="mw-redirect" title="Sara Akash">Sara Akash</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhuvan_Shome" title="Bhuvan Shome">Bhuvan Shome</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uski_Roti" title="Uski Roti">Uski Roti</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichchapuran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ichchapuran (page does not exist)">Ichchapuran</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_71" title="Calcutta 71">Calcutta 71</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ashadh_Ka_Ek_Din_(1971_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1971 film)">Ashadh Ka Ek Din</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_Darpan" title="Maya Darpan">Maya Darpan</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Adhuri_Kahani" title="Ek Adhuri Kahani">Ek Adhuri Kahani</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piya_Ka_Ghar" title="Piya Ka Ghar">Piya Ka Ghar</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Padatik_(1973_film)" title="Padatik (1973 film)">Padatik</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kunwara_Badan" title="Kunwara Badan">Kunwara Badan</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chhalia" title="Chhalia">Chhalia</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Us-Paar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Us-Paar (page does not exist)">Us-Paar</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rajnigandha" title="Rajnigandha">Rajnigandha</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parinay" title="Parinay">Parinay</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Doosri_Sita" title="Doosri Sita">Doosri Sita</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_(1974_film)" title="Chorus (1974 film)">Chorus</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chitchor" title="Chitchor">Chitchor</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kalicharan" title="Kalicharan">Kalicharan</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swami_(1977_film)" title="Swami (1977 film)">Swami</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oka_Oori_Katha" title="Oka Oori Katha">Oka Oori Katha</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mrigayaa" title="Mrigayaa">Mrigayaa</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mukti_(1977_film)" title="Mukti (1977 film)">Mukti</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tumhare_Liye" title="Tumhare Liye">Tumhare Liye</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karmayogi_(1978_film)" title="Karmayogi (1978 film)">Karmayogi</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dillagi_(1978_film)" title="Dillagi (1978 film)">Dillagi</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chakravyuha_(1978_film)" title="Chakravyuha (1978 film)">Chakravyuha</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Priyatama" title="Priyatama">Priyatama</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safed_Jhoot" class="mw-redirect" title="Safed Jhoot">Safed Jhoot</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeena_Yahan" title="Jeena Yahan">Jeena Yahan</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aaj_Ki_Dhara" title="Aaj Ki Dhara">Aaj Ki Dhara</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_Ladke_Dono_Kadke" title="Do Ladke Dono Kadke">Do Ladke Dono Kadke</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aatish_(film)" title="Aatish (film)">Aatish</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manzil_(1979_film)" title="Manzil (1979 film)">Manzil</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cinema_Cinema_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cinema Cinema (film) (page does not exist)">Cinema Cinema</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kasturi_(1980_film)" title="Kasturi (1980 film)">Kasturi</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_Pasand" title="Man Pasand">Man Pasand</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apne_Paraye" title="Apne Paraye">Apne Paraye</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Din_Pratidin" title="Ek Din Pratidin">Ek Din Pratidin</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aap_To_Aise_Na_The" title="Aap To Aise Na The">Aap To Aise Na The</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Waqt_Ki_Deewar" title="Waqt Ki Deewar">Waqt Ki Deewar</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sameera_(film)" title="Sameera (film)">Sameera</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaalchitra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaalchitra (page does not exist)">Chaalchitra</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akaler_Sandhane" class="mw-redirect" title="Akaler Sandhane">Akaler Sandhane</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chehre_Pe_Chehra" title="Chehre Pe Chehra">Chehre Pe Chehra</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramnagari_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ramnagari (film) (page does not exist)">Ramnagari</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aadat_Se_Majboor_(film)" title="Aadat Se Majboor (film)">Aadat Se Majboor</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avtaar" title="Avtaar">Avtaar</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gehri_Chot:_Urf_-_Door-Desh" class="mw-redirect" title="Gehri Chot: Urf - Door-Desh">Gehri Chot: Urf - Door-Desh</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kharij" title="Kharij">Kharij</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tarang_(film)" title="Tarang (film)">Tarang</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nadaaniyaan" title="Nadaaniyaan">Nadaaniyaan</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Rounder_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="All Rounder (film)">All Rounder</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khandhar" title="Khandhar">Khandhar</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i>Jawab</i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surkhiyaan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surkhiyaan (page does not exist)">Surkhiyaan</a></i> (1985, The Headlines)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mangal_Dada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mangal Dada (page does not exist)">Mangal Dada</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ek_Pal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ek Pal (page does not exist)">Ek Pal</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amrit_(1986_film)" title="Amrit (1986 film)">Amrit</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sheesha_(1986_film)" title="Sheesha (1986 film)">Sheesha</a></i> (1986 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shesh_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shesh (film) (page does not exist)">Shesh</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khayal_Gatha" title="Khayal Gatha">Khayal Gatha</a></i> (1989, documentary)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Din_Achanak" title="Ek Din Achanak">Ek Din Achanak</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhrashtachar" title="Bhrashtachar">Bhrashtachar</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amba_(film)" title="Amba (film)">Amba</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kasba_(film)" title="Kasba (film)">Kasba</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akayla" title="Akayla">Akayla</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aaj_Ki_Taaqat" title="Aaj Ki Taaqat">Aaj Ki Taaqat</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sahibaan" title="Sahibaan">Sahibaan</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pratimurti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pratimurti (page does not exist)">Pratimurti</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zamaana_Deewana" title="Zamaana Deewana">Zamaana Deewana</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tunnu_Ki_Tina" title="Tunnu Ki Tina">Tunnu Ki Tina</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Char_Adhyay" title="Char Adhyay">Char Adhyay</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ekti_Nadir_Naam" title="Ekti Nadir Naam">Ekti Nadir Naam</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yaar_Meri_Zindagi" title="Yaar Meri Zindagi">Yaar Meri Zindagi</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._K._Mahajan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Karun</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li>Kamal Nayak <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li>Sivan <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Color</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M. N. Malhotra <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1967)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Prasad" title="K. S. Prasad">K. S. Prasad</a> <a href="/wiki/16th_National_Film_Awards" title="16th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1968)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bartley" title="Marcus Bartley">Marcus Bartley</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_National_Film_Awards" title="17th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1969)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radhu_Karmakar" title="Radhu Karmakar">Radhu Karmakar</a> <a href="/wiki/18th_National_Film_Awards" title="18th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></a></li> <li>Ramachandra <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">K. K. Mahajan</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishan_Arya" title="Ishan Arya">Ishan Arya</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ramachandra" title="S. Ramachandra">S. Ramachandra</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumendu_Roy" title="Soumendu Roy">Soumendu Roy</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li>Rajan Kinagi <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar_(cinematographer)" title="Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)">Ashok Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Black-and-white</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Shripati R. Bhat <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li>No Award <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li>B. Bindhani and Raj Shekharand <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;">Discontinued after 1983</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DFD98D;width:1%">Color</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li>Jehangir Choudhary <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sreeram" title="P. C. Sreeram">P. C. Sreeram</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Saini" title="Virendra Saini">Virendra Saini</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apurba_Kishore_Bir" title="Apurba Kishore Bir">Apurba Kishore Bir</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_(cinematographer)" title="Venu (cinematographer)">Venu</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Anand" title="K. V. Anand">K. V. Anand</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li>Mrinal Kanti Das <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Sivan" title="Santosh Sivan">Santosh Sivan</a> <a href="/wiki/46th_National_Film_Awards" title="46th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1998)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Mehta" title="Anil Mehta">Anil Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_National_Film_Awards" title="47th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1999)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Mehta" title="Ashok Mehta">Ashok Mehta</a> <a href="/wiki/48th_National_Film_Awards" title="48th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">2001–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Ramachandra Halkare <a href="/wiki/49th_National_Film_Awards" title="49th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2001)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Aney" title="Mahesh Aney">Mahesh Aney</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goutam_Ghose" title="Goutam Ghose">Goutam Ghose</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li>Shanker Raman <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhik_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Abhik Mukhopadhyay">Abhik Mukhopadhyay</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjuli_Shukla" title="Anjuli Shukla">Anjuli Shukla</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Ambat" title="Madhu Ambat">Madhu Ambat</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li>Satya Rai Nagpaul <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li>Sudheer Palsane <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Ravi" title="Rajeev Ravi">Rajeev Ravi</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeep_Chatterjee" title="Sudeep Chatterjee">Sudeep Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirru" title="Tirru">Tirru</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_S._Praveen" title="Nikhil S. 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