Manu Anand made his silver screen debut as a Director of Photography / Cinematographer with YRF’s film SHUDDH DESI ROMANCE (2013). The film starred Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra and Vaani Kapoor. It garnered a positive response from the audience. He worked on his second YRF film DUM LAGA KE HAISHA (2015) directed by Sharat Katariya. The film won a National Award for Best Hindi Film and he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography. He was also the cinematographer for the film FAN (2016) directed by Maneesh Sharma, starring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role.