Of late, the film industry has been losing veterans. This year has seen the death of many great souls like Jagjit Singh, followed by Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Mehdi Hasan, Dara Sigh and Rajesh Khanna, and now ace cinematographer Ashok Mehta. He breathed his last on Wednesday morning battling lung cancer. One of India's most accomplished cinematographers, Mehta was an award-winning lensman and had worked with prominent filmmakers like Shekhar Kapur, Subhash Ghai, Rajiv Rai and MF Hussain among others.