Josef Wirsching is a cinematographer in Hindi cinema, credited on Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960).
Josef Wirsching (22 March 1903 – 11 June 1967) sometimes credited as Joseph Wirsching, was a German cinematographer, who became a pioneer in cinematography in India and who contributed to the heritage of Cinema of India and still photography in its improvement into a scientific art of expression. His association with Indian cinema started in 1925, when he worked with another German, Franz Osten, in the Indo-European collaboration, The Light of Asia.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Pakeezah | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1960 | Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1950 | Sangram | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1949 | Mahal | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1948 | Ziddi | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1936 | Achhoot Kanya | Cinematographer | Hindi |
| 1936 | Jeevan Naiya | Cinematographer | Hindi |
Often works with.
- Ashok Kumar5 films together
- Kamal Amrohi3 films together
- Devika Rani2 films together
- Franz Osten2 films together
- Himanshu Rai2 films together
- Khemchand Prakash2 films together
- Meena Kumari2 films together
- Mumtaz Ali2 films together
- Nadira2 films together
- Raaj Kumar2 films together
- Saraswati Devi2 films together
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