Renowned Hindi film cinematographer W.B. Rao passed away this morning in Mumbai. He was admitted to a hospital in Juhu in a critical health condition. Some of his famous films are blockbusters like ‘Hum’, ‘
Khuda Gawah
’, ‘Dhadkan’, ‘
Rangeela
’, ‘
Judwaa
’, ‘Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega’, ‘Afsana Pyar Ka’, ‘
Barsaat Ki Raat
’, ‘Insaaf’, and ‘Jurrat’.
Rao started his career in the late 1960s as an assistant cinematographer to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s father,
Pravin Bhatt. As a technician, Rao was respected for his use of lights and colours, and held a senior position at the Western Indian Cinematographer's Association (WICA). In a career spanning over four decades, Rao worked with directors like David Dhawan, Ram Gopal Varma and Dharmesh Darshan, and superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Sanjeev Kumar and Juhi Chawla.