WallMag: What is your background. How did you get involved with photography?
I have trained at the JJ School of Art. I managed to conquer fashion, advertising, portraits, portfolios of young aspirants, pre-wedding shoots, Street Photography, Publicity Stills & Film Posters. I advise while you guys need to find your own niche, you have to find teams also so you can do various kinds of shoots that come your way. I have had the opportunity to work & learn from filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hansal Mehta, Omung Kumar, Sandeep Singh to name a few.
WallMag: What are your ingredients to portrait photography?
While Pre-wedding shoots are the newest edition to my work of portraits, besides understanding your subject. Clothes, makeup, hair, styling, Posing just about everything is important for portrait photography. Working with professional photographers helps aspiring actors to understand all the above for their career in modelling and movies. Also young couples for their D-day.
WallMag: What are some of the new things on which you are working on?
Recently I shot posters of the Vivek Oberoi film #PMNarendraModi, a music video for Yuvraj Parashar called "Sajda". Newer avenues are coming up like web series and short films. Currently, I am excited about the comeback of Ex-miss India-universe Celina Jaitley in my friend Ram kamal Mukherjee's short film Seasons Greetings.
WallMag: Who are your clientele?
Besides almost every "on and off the camera" celebrity. Advertising clients have been brands like Raymond, Westside campaign for Simone Tata, Rare Heritage for Nakshatra & Manushi Singh and Oma by Rana for the power couple Harshad & Vandana.
WallMag: A few of your most memorable moments of the photo-shoots?
A photoshoot with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai- I shot them all in one frame for the film Khakhee. Also, I remember clicking Rekhaji while she was inaugurating my studio by cutting the ribbon.
WallMag: What is the fun part of being a Fashion and Film photographer?
Ghar ki murgi is not dal barabar. Even Family and friends listen to you.
My nephews and nieces: Mahesh, Puneet, Richa, Pearl, Muskaan, Masoom, Paarth want to know the latest trends. My blogger friend, Miss Koffee tales Skimmy Gupta checks with me for her home decor requirements. Chef cum food consultant Avinash Bamania consults me for his Zumba training. I am surely a part-time stylist and a wannabe wedding planner too.
Attaching a picture here of my kid brother cum nephew Mahesh's wedding. I Managed to style him & the family for his wedding day!
WallMag: What is the best part of this profession?
The perks. Doing interviews with you, Winning awards, being a faculty at Mithibai college. Speaking at Dinesh Rahejas media & image building workshop. And always looking forward to exploring. What else is possible?
WallMag: Any advice?
"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”
WallMag: Share some images that are very special to you.
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