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Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi

Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi

Cinematographer · New Delhi, India

Farhad was born and raised in New Delhi, India. A photography class at school introduced him to the magical world of telling stories with images. In 2012, he moved to Los Angeles as a Cinematography fellow at the American Film Institute, and now lives and works in LA. He has served as Director of Photography on a number of short and feature films including 'Prism', 'Rene', 'The Wild, The Child, and the Miracle' & 'The Last Marble', gathering critical acclaim at festivals across the globe. Farhad believes in the affirmative power of the narrative film form, and through his work, strives to connect the personal with the universal.

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From
New Delhi, India
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
12 on Motif · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Power
19%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Self
14%
Survival
12%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
4
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 12 with a Motif page.

  • Take Me Home(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Singing in My Sleep(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Futra Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Prey(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Khufiya(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kuttey(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Women Is Losers(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Please Hold(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dreamer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Green (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blazing World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Gaffer

  • A Crimson Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Emergency (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Best Boy Lighting Technician

  • Custom Order (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • I See You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Asphyxia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • How to Build... Everything (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Second Unit Director of Photography · as Self - Filmmaker

  • Prism (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Dustland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Best Boy Grip

  • Life of Pi(2012)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Zokkomon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan(2011)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kaminey(2009)

    Third Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kuttey (2023)

$72K worldwide

Highest rated

Please Hold (2020)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Prey (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography18 of 26: 18 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew8 of 26: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy (2018)

94th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Please Hold (2020)

Midcredits 84th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 64/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vishal Bhardwaj shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers