Famous Five of Dabboo Ratnani’s 2012 Calendar

“I’m very, very excited about my job. After you’ve earned the name, it’s important to keep it up. If you ever say that you are number one, then there’s nowhere else to go, ” says celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani, Read More">who is basking in the radiant glory of the applause for his 2012 Calendar. Bollywood Hungama spokeRead More

"I'm very, very excited about my job. After you've earned the name, it's important to keep it up. If you ever say that you are number one, then there's nowhere else to go," says celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani, who is basking in the radiant glory of the applause for his 2012 Calendar. Bollywood Hungama spoke exclusively to Dabboo about five of the twenty four Bollywood stars with whom he has shot with, for his latest calendar. You must also check out the videos attached with each picture for some intriguing stories about Dabboo's experience with your favourite stars. So, why does Salman call Dabboo, a 'Gaddar', when was it that he shot with Kajol for the first time and since when does Ratnani know SRK? Time to dig into the feast....

Genelia Dsouza

"I told Genelia we are using my bike for this shot. Rather than doing a leather look, biker look, go complete opposite, go feminine on a huge bike. She loved the idea. We shot in my building. I liked the light outside. We put out wires and fan and music system in the middle of the road. It was great fun."

Video: "Shooting Genelia's Picture Was Great Fun": Dabboo Ratnani

Kajol “It’s a whole film set with the trolley and huge light. She is sitting on the chair of the trolley. It’s a great fashion picture. The whole tone is very warm in the background, Read More">the lights coming in. I think it’s an amazing fashion shot. I think it’s one of the best shots I’veRead More

Kajol

"It's a whole film set with the trolley and huge light. She is sitting on the chair of the trolley. It's a great fashion picture. The whole tone is very warm in the background, the lights coming in. I think it's an amazing fashion shot. I think it's one of the best shots I've done of Kajol."

Video: "One Of The Best Shots I've Done Of Kajol": Dabboo Ratnani

Salman Khan “What you see in the background is a film light, Read More">a little bit of smoke that we put in front of the light. We did some shots on a white background also and shot the light separately so that we could control the exact flair that we wanted. It’s a simple shot. RatherRead More

Salman Khan

"What you see in the background is a film light, a little bit of smoke that we put in front of the light. We did some shots on a white background also and shot the light separately so that we could control the exact flair that we wanted. It’s a simple shot. Rather than doing a toughy Salman, we did a happier Salman."

Video: "Salman Is Looking Really Cool...": Dabboo Ratnani

Shahrukh Khan “I told him we should leave the hair messy. I went into his make-up van. It was a small cubicle. I said, Read More">Shahrukh can I shoot here. He said that isn’t this space less for you. I said I don’t want to lose this moment. I got my camera and in five minutesRead More

Shahrukh Khan

"I told him we should leave the hair messy. I went into his make-up van. It was a small cubicle. I said, Shahrukh can I shoot here. He said that isn't this space less for you. I said I don't want to lose this moment. I got my camera and in five minutes flat, the shoot was done."

Video: "SRK's Picture Was Done In 5 Minutes Flat": Dabboo Ratnani

Vidya Balan “I said that lets try something more relaxed, more softer, not that hard light, not that sexy kind of lighting, let’s go really, really soft this time. Bath tub just happened in the part of conversation. Just foam, we’ll keep the lighting very, Read More">very different from the earlier pictures that we’ve done. VidyaRead More

Vidya Balan

"I said that lets try something more relaxed, more softer, not that hard light, not that sexy kind of lighting, let's go really, really soft this time. Bath tub just happened in the part of conversation. Just foam, we'll keep the lighting very, very different from the earlier pictures that we've done. Vidya completely trusts me. She always gives in100%. "

Video: "Vidya Is Lovely...": Dabboo Ratnani