Monday 30 May 2011

On a beach in Maldives...

"So what are you doing on Friday?"
"Nothing in particular..." I say...
"Lets shoot at this lovely beach resort in Maldives..."

That's Sachiin Joshi for you...

Spontaneous and unpredictable, he is a man who wants to get everything done and NOW!!!

If I say "impossible" is not a word in his dictionary then it sounds cliche... I'm still going to say it -- For him there is pretty much nothing that isn't possible right there and then...

The next thing I know, we are packing our bags en route to Maldives where we shoot for two days at an absolutely breadth-taking island resort.

Nischay styles, Tushar does the makeup and we are trigger happy till sunset and booze happy till sunrise (hic!)

With Sachiin Joshi, life is one big party and everyone's invited...

Watchout for him in his forthcoming film 'Azaan' that just previewed last week at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. As he shows me the impressive Hollywood like rushes in his plush Powai office I think to myself -- Impossible is nothing! 



























Sunday 15 May 2011

Rockstar Rana Daggubati

We shot twice over the past couple of weeks -- first at my studio in Mumbai for Stardust and then for Men's Health in his hometown Hyderabad.

The man is as humble as can be and that is 'attractive' about him. While shooting at the studio, one could see him charming his way through the interviews and his fat female fan base getting fatter by the second...

Few are as down-to-earth as this six-foot-three giant of a man and is an absolute photographer's delight when it comes to being directed in a fashion shoot.

I sincerely believe for sometime now that a star's manager is usually the one that defines the way the star holds out in public and Viren (Rana's manager) is a man as simple as Rana, with a clearly defined agenda and keeps a time table that tick tocks to precision -- a gem of a guy!

Anyways, we get down to shooting for STARDUST as Dhiren Trivedi (senior correspondent, Stadust) keeps his pen handy for the interview and here are the images for you to see... The pinks are my personal favourite!

For the Men's Health shoot in Hyderabad, we shot at THE PARK hotel and the images shall be out in the July edition of Men's Health India...

Keep watching and stay photogenic...

HB