One of the country's most famous photographers of Bollywood and fashion, Gautam Rajadhyaksha, passed away today in Mumbai following a heart attack at the age of 62.
Rajadhyaksha has shot some of the most glamorous photographs of actors, actresses and celebrities. His book Faces is a compilation of his best works.
Ace photographer, Gautama Rajadhyaksha who was single handedly responsible for evolution of genre of glamour photography in India has left for the heavenly abode probably to infuse much needed glamour in the heavenly abode. It, however, needs to be underlined that there was no such urgency in the abode of gods to invite Gautam Rajadhyaksha, while his presence was still required to accord permanence to glamour in the world of cinema as also in general in the public as well.
Indeed, Gautam Rajadhayaksha's biggest contribution to the society has been to infuse awareness about presently oneself as glamorous in day-to-day conduct and it has been a by-product of his efforts to re-present the actors and actresses in a new light, which made them glamorous and adorable to the public. Indeed, light was the guiding tool for glamour to bring about light in the final impression of snaps that he clicked of the film stars. Gautam Rajadhyaksha was considered to be one of the finest exponents of intelligent usage of light to add a sense of warmth to the film stars.
He was the photographer who launched many a careers of scores of film stars by doing their first portfolios and prominent luminaries include Raveena Tandon, Kajol, Raima Sen, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff and the list goes on and on.
The number of tweets that the film stars made after passing away of Gautam Rajadhyaksha in it is a pointer to the popularity and goodwill that he enjoyed in the world of cinema-
Big B wrote" ... u have left behind a legacy, pictures that u clicked would always be part of our lives, always".
Rajadhyaksha has shot some of the most glamorous photographs of actors, actresses and celebrities. His book Faces is a compilation of his best works.
Ace photographer, Gautama Rajadhyaksha who was single handedly responsible for evolution of genre of glamour photography in India has left for the heavenly abode probably to infuse much needed glamour in the heavenly abode. It, however, needs to be underlined that there was no such urgency in the abode of gods to invite Gautam Rajadhyaksha, while his presence was still required to accord permanence to glamour in the world of cinema as also in general in the public as well.
Indeed, Gautam Rajadhayaksha's biggest contribution to the society has been to infuse awareness about presently oneself as glamorous in day-to-day conduct and it has been a by-product of his efforts to re-present the actors and actresses in a new light, which made them glamorous and adorable to the public. Indeed, light was the guiding tool for glamour to bring about light in the final impression of snaps that he clicked of the film stars. Gautam Rajadhyaksha was considered to be one of the finest exponents of intelligent usage of light to add a sense of warmth to the film stars.
He was the photographer who launched many a careers of scores of film stars by doing their first portfolios and prominent luminaries include Raveena Tandon, Kajol, Raima Sen, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff and the list goes on and on.
The number of tweets that the film stars made after passing away of Gautam Rajadhyaksha in it is a pointer to the popularity and goodwill that he enjoyed in the world of cinema-
Big B wrote" ... u have left behind a legacy, pictures that u clicked would always be part of our lives, always".
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