Anil Mehta was an Indian cinematographer, film director and writer who predominantly works in Hindi cinema.
[1][2] Anil studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1986.
[3] Anil initially worked with Ketan Mehta on Holi (1984) and Mirch Masala (1987) while he was a student and went on to assist Barun Mukherjee on television commercials.
[4] He debuted as a cinematographer on a short Indo-German drama film, The Cloud Door (1984).
His first full-length film was Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), which was also Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut.