 The organisation was formed on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai, and was presided over by a leading cinematographer of the time, Faredoon Irani; in the following month the first office bearers were chosen, including Nitin Bose as President and V. Avadhut as the Vice-President.According to WICA, there are 3800 members of the organisation.The Southern India Cinematographers Association (SICA), a trade union, was founded on 27 November 1972 by A. Vincent.