One of the most renowned cinematographers and special effects providers in Bollywood Peter Pereira has died. Peter was 93 and blind for over 20 years. He seems to be long forgotten. He lived by himself in his apartment in Juhu, Mumbai. As soon as the news caught the eyes of people they started paying tribute to the veteran cinematographer.
Filmmaker Hemant Chaturvedi sharing the news pens a long note criticizing the film Industry. He wrote, “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. “
He added, “Other than his presence in my documentary film, there exists only one other interview of the man who spawned several generations of excellence. He is the star of my documentary and his affect on my 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. I wish Peter Uncle eternity and immortality. There will never be another one like him. He would have been 94 this year.”
Abhishek Bachchan shared this news wrote, “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, “I remember him fondly from the sets of my father’s films that I visited as a child. Kind, loving, dignified and brilliant. Rest in Peace, sir.”
Peter Pereira’s most successful film was Mr India, he seems to be long forgotten. Peter was last seen in filmmaker Hemant Chaturvedi's documentary, Chhayaankan. His film includes 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.
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