The response to the first article wherein we interviewed the 'Camera's Confidante' aka Avinash Gowariker was much more than was ever expected. Buoyed by the tremendous response to the same, it not just gives us immense pleasure, but also pride to present to you the second part of the in-depth interview with Avinash, the man who we feel was born for the camera.
Satish Sundaresan of Bollywood Hungama continues his quest for photographic excellence in this freewheeling interview with none other than Avinash Gowariker himself! Over to Avinash...
We all know and abide by the fact that Hrithik Roshan is a true 'perfectionist' in every sense of the word. I would actually think that he is even more involved than Aamir Khan would be, whoby now is much more relaxed in front of the camera. Hrithik really gets involved with everything that he does. This particular shot was taken in my studio.I loved the way he was looking in the camera lens and just as we were ready to shoot, suddenly Aalim (the hairstylist) popped out of nowhere because he thought that Hrithik's hair was wrong. Despite all this, Hrithik was still looking into my camera. I continued shooting as if Aalim is not present only! And the resultant, as you can see, is pure, sheer magic!
Read More">This photograph was taken during ‘Satyamev Jayate’ (Season 1). It was the time when Aamir Khan had gone all over India to promote the show. We shot this image at ND Studios (Karjat) as Aamir Khan wanted me to shoot the photograph in the same ‘hard look’ as he was seen in the music video.Read More
This photograph was taken during 'Satyamev Jayate' (Season 1). It was the time when Aamir Khan had gone all over India to promote the show. We shot this image at ND Studios (Karjat) as Aamir Khan wanted me to shoot the photograph in the same 'hard look' as he was seen in the music video. Everyone was satisfied with the end result.
Read More">This photograph is really very special. This was shot on the day of Saif and Kareena’s wedding. Saif had requested me to shoot this shot in exactly the same manner like his father had shot with his mother during their wedding. What is really intriguing about this photograph is that Kareena is wearing the sameRead More
This photograph is really very special. This was shot on the day of Saif and Kareena's wedding. Saif had requested me to shoot this shot in exactly the same manner like his father had shot with his mother during their wedding. What is really intriguing about this photograph is that Kareena is wearing the same outfit which Sharmilaji and even Sharmilaji's mother-in-law wore during their respective wedding photographs, which I thought was simply historic! So, it's the third generation (Kareena) wearing the same outfit, which makes this particular photograph such a unique affair!
The world may call Salman Khan as 'The Superstar'. But, the Salman Khan whom I know, I would like to call him as the 'King Of Improvisations'. The reason being that he is one person who will do whatever he feels is right. We were shooting for 'Relaxo' footwear (when this photograph was taken), wherein we did not have a proper reference point for the shoot. And trust me, when I say that it is really difficult to shoot a footwear ad with stars, because we need to show the face of the star at the same time we need to show their feet also! This was a really cool shot, because of an odd lens which we used. Folding his trousers for the camera was Salman's very own idea, which added more spice to the final product.
The ever-so-cool- and composed-but-superhot Malaika Arora Khan is indeed every photographer's delight. She is very cool, easy, relaxed, calm and confident. I have been shooting her for years now. Trust me when I say that she is still the same, before and after she got kids! This particular photograph stands as a gleaming testimony for that. The whole shooting experience with Malaika for this particular campaign was a sheer pleasure.