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Summary

Udit Khurana is an independent cinematographer based out of Mumbai, India. His first fiction feature film as Director of Photography, 'Chronicles of Hari', directed by Ananya Kasaravalli premiered at Busan International Film Festival (2016) and went on to feature in many international festivals thereafter. His other works include documentary features like 'For the love of a man', which had its premier at Venice International Film Festival (2015) as well as advertisements for both television and digital space for companies like Muthoot Fincorp, HUL, Amazon, Nature X etc.

Upcoming films include 'Lock and Key' a feature length documentary film set in a drug addiction rehab centre in Punjab. He has also started shooting for VICE, India in their short form documentaries. His latest fiction work is a web series on Amazon prime titled 'Pusphpavalli'.

Portfolio

Education

Diploma in Cinematography

L.V. Prasad Film and Television Academy

B.A. (Hons) Mathematics

Hansraj College, Delhi University

Work experience

May 2014Feb 2015

For The Love Of A Man 

Anecdote Films 

Cinematographer

Director : Rinku Kalsy  

Documentary (Feature)

http://www.fortheloveofaman.com/                               

International Premiere - Venice Film Festival 2015

Indian Premiere - MAMI, Mumbai 2015

20152016

Harikathey Prasanga (Kannada)

Director of Photography

Director: Ananya Kasaravalli

Fiction (Feature)

World Premier - Busan International Film Festival 2016

Indian Premier - MAMI 2016

Official Selection - IFFI, IFFK, Vancouver Film Festival of India, Durban Film Festival

Screened at - Museum of Moving Images, New York.

2017Present

Pushpavalli

Amazon Prime

Associate Cinematographer

Web Series

Director - Debbie Rao

Writer - Sumukhi Suresh

2017Present

Going Viral

Amazon Prime

Second unit - Cinematographer

Web Series

Director/writer - Anuvab Pal

20162017

Lock and Key

Documentary 

Cinematographer

Director - Shilpi Gulati

Special Jury Mention - South Asian Film Festival, Kathmandu.

2017Present

Launda Naach

PSBT

Cinematographer

Director - Shilpi Gulati

Jun 2013Jun 2013

Devil In the Black Stone

L.V Prasad Film and Television Academy

Director of Photography                    

Director : Ananya  Kasaravalli              

Fiction ( short )

Best Student Film – Pune International Film Festival 2014, Best Short Fiction – Small Axe Radical Film Festival, England 2014. National Selection – Mumbai International Film Festival 2014.

Final Selection – National Student Film Festival 2014. IDSFFK 2014, London Indian Film Festival 2014, Human Rights Film Festival 2014, Barcelona-New york-Paris.

Advertisements

Works include commercials for clients like Hindustan Unilever Limited, Intex, Nature X, Muthoot Fincorp, Amazon, Unicharm, Cellkon.

 

Apr 2015Aug 2015

Reporters

Sony TV India

Second unit cinematographer

Director : Goldie Behl

Ulidavaru Kandante (Kannada)

Assistant to Cinematographer - Karm Chawla

Skills

Camera Operation

Trained in Film, Digital and Video Formats. Experienced in camera operation and imaging process for  Arri super 16mm/35mm, Arri Alexa, Red, Sony FS7, Black Magic Ursa, Canon 1DC.

Lighting Design

Trained in lighting setups for different kinds of  projects, creating interior and exterior scenes for in-studio or outdoor/on-location shoots.

Colour Correction

Experience in digital colour grading and colour correction for broadcast standards using various platforms like Apple Color, Da Vinci Resolve.