Occupation Cinematographer Religion Islam | Siblings Shabana Azmi Name Baba Azmi | |
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Movies Dil, Mr India, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Ishq, Tezaab Similar People Tanvi Azmi, Shabana Azmi, Shaukat Kaifi, Kaifi Azmi, Javed Akhtar | ||
Parents Shaukat Kaifi, Kaifi Azmi | ||
Baba Azmi @ 5th Jagran Film festival, Bombay
Sayyid Baba Azmi is an Indian film cinematographer and member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family. He is the child of the poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi. Even though he is not as well known as his sister Shabana Azmi, he has used his lenses in films such as m Arjun, Beta, Dil, Tezaab, Mr. India, Akele Hum Akele Tum and Pukar.
He started his career in mid 1970s, assisting Ishan Arya his first cousin, in Telugu films, starting as light boy. He worked with Arya for 10-12 Telugu films, before he got an independent break.
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