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Ranjan Palit

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Ranjan Palit
Alma materFTII
Occupationscinematographer
documentary filmmaker
Years active1982–present
SpouseVasudha Palit (wife)[1]

Ranjan Palit is an Indian cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, and director known for his work spanning nearly four decades.

Career

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Ranjan has received multiple national awards, including two for best cinematography, as well as awards for best film on social issues and best narration.[2][3]

He is a two-time winner (1990, 1996) of the Golden Conch Award for best documentary film at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), in addition to several international awards.[4][5]

In 2021, he received a lifetime achievement award for documentary filmmaking at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK).[6][7]

Ranjan conducts classes on cinematography and documentary filmmaking, including at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI).[8]

He has shot more than 100 documentaries and 20 feature films, in addition to numerous advertisements.[9]

He earned his diploma in cinematography from FTII in 1982.[10][11]

Personal

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Ranjan's wife Vasudha Palit is a documentary filmmaker.[citation needed][12]

Filmography

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As cinematographer – documentaries

  • Such a Morning (1985) – additional cinematography
  • Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City (1985)
  • Babulal Bhuiya Ki Qurbani (1987)[13]
  • When Hamlet Went to Mizoram (1990)[14]
  • Egaro Mile (1991)[15]
  • Kamlabai (1992)[16]
  • The Boy in the Branch (1993)[17]
  • Tales from the Planet Kolkota (1993)[18]
  • Et cetera (1997)[19]
  • For Maya (1997)[20]
  • Skin Deep (1998)
  • Karvaan (1999)[21]
  • In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (1999)[22]
  • Mukundo (2000)
  • Almoriana (2000)[23]
  • Performing Death (2001)
  • A Night of Prophecy (2002)[24]
  • The Men in the Tree (2002)[25]
  • Life of Buddha (2003)
  • Journeyings and Conversations - Kaya Poochhe Maya Se (2004)[26]
  • Moustaches Unlimited (2005)[27]
  • Flying in a Blue Dream (2006)
  • The Lightning Testimonies (2007)[28]
  • Hope Dies Last in War (2007)[29]
  • Jashn-e-Kashmir (2007)[30]
  • To Catch the Wind (2008)[31]
  • Indian Hill Railways (2010)[32]
  • The Identities (2012)
  • Celluloid Man (2012)
  • Textures of Loss (2012)[33]
  • The Revolutionary Optimists (2013)[34]
  • Ek Inquilab Aur Aaya: Lucknow 1920-1949 (2017)[35]
  • Red Ribbon (2017)
  • Mirzaa (2017)
  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiri Menzel (2018)
  • XO (2023)[36]
  • 251 (2023)[37]
  • The Lotus and the Swan (2023)[38]

As cinematographer - TV series

As cinematographer - feature films

As director – documentaries

  • Bhiwandi – FTII student diploma film[44]
  • Voices from Baliapal (1988) – co-directed with Vasudha Joshi[45]
  • Follow the Rainbow (1991) – co-directed with Vasudha Joshi[46]
  • A Magic Mystic Marketplace - Abak Jaye Here (1996)[47]
  • Forever Young (2008)[48]
  • In Camera – Diaries of a Documentary Cameraman (2010)[49]
  • D'Cruz and Me (2018)[50]

As director - feature films

  • Lord of the Orphans (2020)[51]
  • A Knock on the Door (2023)[52]

References

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  1. ↑ Dr. Shoma A Chatterji (22 March 2011). "In front of the lens". India Together.
  2. ↑ "Ranjan Palit awards". Times of India. 8 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Priyanka Dasgupta (17 January 2017). "Cinematographer Ranjan Palit: Fascism is lurking in our living rooms". Times of India.
  4. ↑ Dr. Shoma A Chatterji (22 March 2011). "In front of the lens". India Together.
  5. ↑ "Ranjan Palit (1956-present)". 8 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "IDSFFK: Lifetime achievement award for documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Ranjan Palit". The Hindu. 1 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "IDSFFK: Lifetime achievement award for documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Ranjan Palit". Herald Goa. 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Priyanka Dasgupta (17 January 2017). "Cinematographer Ranjan Palit: Fascism is lurking in our living rooms". Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Ranjan Palit (1956-present)". 8 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "A Magic Mystic Marketplace". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Organizing Committee. 1996.
  11. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  12. ↑ Dr. Shoma A Chatterji (22 March 2011). "In front of the lens". India Together.
  13. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  14. ↑ "When Hamlet Went to Mizoram". Learning on Screen. 8 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Egaro Mile". Arsenal Berlin. 8 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  17. ↑ "Best documentaries Youtube, Vimeo filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane wants everyone to watch". Film Companion. 20 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Tales from the Planet Kolkota". IDFA. 8 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Et cetera". MUBI. 8 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Et cetera". MUBI. 8 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Karvaan". iffr. 8 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "In the Forest Hangs a Bridge". MUBIiffr. 8 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Vasudha Joshi (1957-present)". Bengal Film Archive. 8 October 2025.
  24. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  25. ↑ "The Men in the Tree". Iffr. 8 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Journeyings and conversations". IDFA. 8 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Moustaches, warts and all". Nepal Times. 5 October 2007.
  28. ↑ Rajni George (29 August 2019). "Remembrance of things to come". Open magazine.
  29. ↑ Shoma A. Chatterji (8 November 2009). "A saga of hope & despair". Tribune India.
  30. ↑ "Jashn-e-Kashmir". MUBI. 8 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "'A warm lovely person who was passionate about so many things'". Meghalaya Monitor. 26 January 2025.
  32. ↑ "BBC Four - Indian Hill Railways (Episode 1/3) - The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ( IRFCA )". Trains Unlimited. 8 October 2025.
  33. ↑ "Textures of Loss". IMDb. 8 October 2025.
  34. ↑ Sophia Stein (18 April 2013). "The Revolutionary Optimists". Cultural Daily.
  35. ↑ "Ek Inquilab Aur Aaya: Lucknow 1920-1949". PSBT. 2017.
  36. ↑ Dipankar Sarkar (7 June 2024). "XO (2023): The intricate crossroads of life". North East Film Journal.
  37. ↑ "251". 8 October 2025.
  38. ↑ Partha Chatterjee (1 August 2023). "The Lotus and the Swan – A Television Documentary on Gurcharan Singh by Nirmal Chander". The Aidem.
  39. ↑ "'Nakaab' review: Sleaze and silliness in series about an actor's mysterious death". Scroll. 16 September 2021.
  40. ↑ Devarsi Ghosh (31 January 2023). "In Ranjan Palit's new film, a 'watchdog society' filled with persecution and paranoia". Scroll.
  41. ↑ Ankit Khadgi (28 November 2020). "Even after 15 years of its release, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa's Karma is still impactful". The Kathmandu.
  42. ↑ "Paban Kumar's Nine Hills One Valley set for World premiere". The Sangai Express. 21 November 2021.
  43. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (9 October 2024). "Dibakar Banerjee on his shelved film 'Tees': 'Not so futuristic after all'". Scroll.
  44. ↑ "A Magic Mystic Marketplace". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Organizing Committee. 1996.
  45. ↑ "Vasudha Joshi (1957-present)". Bengal Film Archive. 8 October 2025.
  46. ↑ "Vasudha Joshi (1957-present)". Bengal Film Archive. 8 October 2025.
  47. ↑ "A Magic Mystic Marketplace". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Organizing Committee. 1996.
  48. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  49. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  50. ↑ "D'Cruz and Me". PSBT. 2018.
  51. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (29 September 2018). "In Ranjan Palit's debut feature 'Lord of the Orphans', fact, fiction and family history". Scroll.
  52. ↑ "A Knock on the Door". Iffr. 2023.
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