Cinemaazi remembers M W Mukadam o his birth anniversary
24 May 1921
Remembering cinematographer M W Mukadam on the occasion of his birth anniversary. He was born this day, 24 May, 1921 in Godhra. He is known for his work in films such as Daera (1953), Pocket Maar (1956), Arab Ka Saudagar (1956), Sharada (1957), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Dulha Dulhan (1964), Dil Ne Pukara (1967), Upaasna (1971), Anjaan Raahen (1974), Raja Kaka (1974), and Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977). Prominent among his films were the L V Prasad-directed Sharada which starred Meena Kumari and Raj Kapoor in the lead in a film that depicted love beyond labels, and Kamal Amrohi’s Daera which followed the life of a 16-year-old girl, Sheetal (Meena Kumari) caught in a vortex of uncertainty and morality.
