Kamaljeet Negi

Kamaljeet Negi, honestly, the guy’s been all over the place in Bollywood, quietly doing his thing behind the camera and making a serious impact. If you’ve seen Madras Cafe, that gritty, intense spy thriller with John Abraham running around in Sri Lanka, you’ve seen Negi’s work. He’s the cinematographer who made the jungle sweat and the city lights so haunting. The whole vibe of that film? Half the tension’s in those shaky frames and shadowy corners. Then there’s Vicky Donor, which is a total 180—quirky, bright, and buzzing with Delhi’s chaos. Negi flips the script, capturing the city’s madness and warmth, making sperm donation look, well, almost glamorous (who knew that was possible?). And then, boom, he does Shershaah, this patriotic, emotional rollercoaster about Captain Vikram Batra. The war scenes? Pure adrenaline. He nails the drama, the danger, the pride—like, you can practically taste the dust and gunpowder. It’s wild how the same guy can bounce from political thrillers to rom-coms to war epics, always bringing a fresh look. Negi kind of sneaks under the radar, but honestly, Bollywood would be way less interesting without his eye. The man’s got range, and you can spot his fingerprints all over some of the best-looking movies in the past decade. Not a household name, maybe, but for film buffs? He’s a legend.