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Swapnil S. Sonawane

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Swapnil is widely known for his work on Sacred Games, India's first Netflix Original. He debuted with director Pan Nalin's feature documentary Faith Connection. Swapnil then went on to work independently on popular documentary shows like Dewarists - Season One (a musical television series on MTV India) and MTV's Sound Trippin and television commercials for brands such as Vodafone, Flipkart, etc. Apart from that, he has worked on critically acclaimed features like Angry Indian Goddesses by Pan Nalin, Zubaan directed by Mozez Singh, and Newton directed by Amit Masurkar which was India's official selection for the 2018 Oscars. His Marathi feature film titled Dhappa directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari won a National Award for Best Film for National Integration in 2018. His latest projects include Pan Nalin's feature film Last Film Show as well as Vikramaditya Motwane's experimental thriller AK vs AK starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap. He also worked on the Netflix Anthology Ray, an adaptation of short stories from the auteur Satyajit Ray. Swapnil's most recent collaborations have been with Vasan Bala on a comedy crime drama feature, Monica O My Darling, headlined by Rajkumar Rao, Radhika Apte, and Huma Qureshi and with director Harshavardhan Kulkarni on his upcoming release Badhaai Do.
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      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Radhika Apte, Rajkummar Rao, and Huma Qureshi in Monica, O My Darling (2022)
    Monica, O My Darling
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Le Seigneur de Bombay (2018)
    Le Seigneur de Bombay
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Alia Bhatt in Jigra (2024)
    Jigra
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2024
    Rajkummar Rao in Newton (2017)
    Newton
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017

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    Cinematographer



    • Kusha Kapila and Kajol Chugh in Vyarth (2025)
      Vyarth
      9.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Kovarty (2025)
      Kovarty
      8.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Alia Bhatt in Jigra (2024)
      Jigra
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Superboys of Malegaon (2024)
      Superboys of Malegaon
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Second Chance (2024)
      Second Chance
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Ishaan Khatter and Wamiqa Gabbi in Fursat (2023)
      Fursat
      5.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Radhika Apte, Rajkummar Rao, and Huma Qureshi in Monica, O My Darling (2022)
      Monica, O My Darling
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in Badhaai Do (2022)
      Badhaai Do
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal, and Harshvardhan Kapoor in Signé Satyajit Ray (2021)
      Signé Satyajit Ray
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Bhavin Rabari in Last Film Show (2021)
      Last Film Show
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap in AK vs AK (2020)
      AK vs AK
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Le Seigneur de Bombay (2018)
      Le Seigneur de Bombay
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018–2019
    • Behind Closed Doors (2019)
      Behind Closed Doors
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Amruta Subhash in The Booth (2019)
      The Booth
      6.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Akash Kamble, Sharavi Kulkarni, Deepali Borkar, Shrihari Abhyankar, Ink Tales, Suchitra Sathe, Nipun Dharmadhikari, Swapnil S. Sonawane, Gandhaar, Sumatilal Shah, and Sharv Wadhavekar in Dhappa (2019)
      Dhappa
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait (2017)
      Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait
      6.5
      • additional cinematography
      • 2017
    • Beyond the Known World (2017)
      Beyond the Known World
      5.9
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Sunny Deol, Ravi Kishan, Saurabh Shukla, and Sakshi Tanwar in Mohalla Assi (2015)
      Mohalla Assi
      6.6
      • assistant camera
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Kusha Kapila and Kajol Chugh in Vyarth (2025)
      Vyarth
      9.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Kovarty (2025)
      Kovarty
      8.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Second Chance (2024)
      Second Chance
      8.1
      • executive producer
      • 2024

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