Navroze Contractor

Navroze Contractor (1944–2023), fondly known as ‘NC’, was an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer, and motorbike enthusiast. He was involved in India's parallel cinema movement and is best known for his work in ''Duvidha'', ''Devi Ahilya Bai'', ''Percy'', ''Hun Hunshi Hunshilal'', and ''Lalach''.He shot more than 50 documentary films, many of them in collaboration with his wife and well-known filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj.

He was the only male member of Yugantar, India's first feminist collective founded in 1980 by Deepa, Abha Bhaiya, and Meera Rao.

His photos of jazz musicians are displayed at the Smithsonian Museum. Certain other photos are part of the collection at London's Tate Modern art gallery. Provided by Wikipedia