Bollywood Legend Cinematographer Peter Pereira passes away at 93
Bollywood Legend Cinematographer Peter Pereira passes away at 93
The dawn of the Year 2023 brings a big set back to Bollywood. Peter Pereira, the legendary Cinematographer and Special Effects provider for the blockbuster film “Mr.India” passes away at 93.
Abhishek Bachchan while condoling the death of Peter Pereira says he was blind for 20 odd years.
Sharing the news of Peter’s death, Abhishek Bachchan
tweeted “Our industry lost a legend today. PeterPereira was a pioneer in Cinematography in our films. One of the greatest! Recalling the memories of Peter, he also added, he remembers him fondly from the sets of his father Amitabh Bachchan’s films that he visited as a child. Kind, loving, dignified and brilliant. Rest in Peace, Sir.
The cinematographer was best recognised for films besides
Mr India, Sheshnaag, Ajooba, Border and Aa Gale Lag Jaa.
According to a report of Scroll, he lived by himself in his apartment in Juhu, Mumbai.
Peter was last seen in filmmaker Hemant Chaturvedi’s documentary, Chhayaankan. The film profiled 14 cinematographers who worked in Hindi films between the 1950s and the 2000s. It included Peter Pereira, Govind Nihalani, Jehangir Chowdhury, Pravin Bhatt, Kamalakar Rao, Ishwar Bidri, SM Anwar, Baba Azmi, AK Bir, Nadeem Khan, Barun Mukherjee, Dilip Dutta, RM Rao and Sunil Sharma.
Sharing the news of Peter’s death, Hemant wrote on Instagram, “The legend is no more. A career of over 60 years. Peter Pereira passed away today. Cinematographer & Special Effects genius. He went blind 20+ years ago and was conveniently forgotten by his fraternity, in the typically callous and selfish way in which our film industry functions. Other than his presence in his documentary film, there exists only one other interview of the man who spawned several generations of excellence.
He is the star of his documentary and his affect on his life cannot be explained. It’s a sad reflection of the Bombay film industry and it’s abject selfishness and arrogance that is continuously appalling and grotesque. He wishes Peter Uncle eternity and immortality. There will never be another one like him. He would have been 94 this year.
News Input K.V.Raman
