 According to author and eminent musicologist Rajesh Subramanian, the to-be-famous Cinematographer V K Murthy was initially refused admission to the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic College in Bangalore, which had started offering a course in film-making, and was offered a seat only after much pleading.The aspirant went on to shoot India's first CinemaScope movie Kaagaz Ke Phool 1959.Aged 80, Murthy moved back to Bangalore from Mumbai in 2001 to lead a retired life.