Polish Cinematographer Artur Zurawski on working with Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji
Polish cinematographer Artur Żurawski discusses his experience working in the Indian film industry, noting the cultural differences in acting styles and visual storytelling. He emphasizes his goal of grounding larger-than-life Bollywood narratives in everyday reality.
Why it matters
It reflects the increasing globalization of the Indian film industry and the cross-cultural exchange of creative techniques.
Of late, Indian filmmakers are looking for an outside eye to realise their creative vision. They are turning to European directors of photography to give their celluloid dreams a shade of everyday reality. One of the most significant names of this surge is Artur Żurawski, whose lens work has redefined the visual language of commercial Hindi cinema. After capturing a monsoon-soaked Goa in Kaizad Gustad’s Jackpot , the Polish cinematographer pivoted to raw realism when he injected a documentary-style grit into the Bollywood thriller Mardaani . Then he grounded Salman Khan’s Sultan, a sports spectacle in Haryanvi texture, and this year he reunited with Rani Mukerji to frame the third installment of Mardaani .
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