Unleashing the essence of Dor from the lenses of Shreyas

Photography takes an instant out of time, Read More">altering life by holding it still. “I really like this photograph. Sudeep got this scene made really nicely. There is a lone fire and a hut in the middle of nowhere. This hut was actually designed by the art department for the film. There are a few bushesRead More

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

“I really like this photograph. Sudeep got this scene made really nicely. There is a lone fire and a hut in the middle of nowhere. This hut was actually designed by the art department for the film. There are a few bushes behind and a huge sand dune. We were not allowed to be near the dune as it would ruin the frame. If you observe carefully, the sky is slowly turning black. After a very hot day, the sun has gone down and there is a sense of calmness all around.”

(As told to Praveen Lance Fernandes)

Read More">IndiaFM brings to you an exclusive gallery straight from the lenses of Shreyas Talpade. These pictures were taken by the actor while he was shooting in Rajasthan for his film Dor directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Shreyas was gracious enough to give us a part of his creative work and also let us know what heRead More

IndiaFM brings to you an exclusive gallery straight from the lenses of Shreyas Talpade. These pictures were taken by the actor while he was shooting in Rajasthan for his film Dor directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Shreyas was gracious enough to give us a part of his creative work and also let us know what he was thinking while he captured the beauty of Rajasthan. Here’s Shreyas’ journey in the world of sand and dune.

Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.

“This picture is clicked by Sudeep Chatterjee, the cinematographer. He is my guru in photography and helped me a lot. He was giving me lessons and teaching me different things like exposure, shutter speed, etc. There is a wall behind me and Sudeep told me to look down. He then played with the exposure and I really loved it.”

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. “This is the Pokhran palace in the background which is now converted into a museum. Look at Gul Panag’s smirk in the picture. There is a story behind that as well. If you look closely, Read More">behind there is a person.Read More

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

“This is the Pokhran palace in the background which is now converted into a museum. Look at Gul Panag’s smirk in the picture. There is a story behind that as well. If you look closely, behind there is a person. She is the executive producer Elahe Hiptoola. She wasn’t keeping all that well that day and was yelling at someone over there. Both Gul and I were laughing at the situation. Gul was looking at Elahe and I called her to look at me and hence the smile on her face.”

Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, Read More">and which is true. “Now this is the man in action right there. That is Sudeep behind the camera and was busy working. To the left is the clapper boy Rohan. The bicycle was just parked there and at first I though of shooting throughRead More

Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.

“Now this is the man in action right there. That is Sudeep behind the camera and was busy working. To the left is the clapper boy Rohan. The bicycle was just parked there and at first I though of shooting through the spokes and focusing on Sudeep but then changed my mind. I decided to focus on the tyre instead. When Sudeep saw the picture he told me that he was out-focused. And I said that happens when you focus on something else. This is my favourite picture as I think is very good.”

When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, you will know you are on the right track. “That’s Vibhu the assistant director wearing the bandana, then Gul, Read More">then Sudeep and finally Nagesh. There was a sandstorm outside and we were forced to stop work. We waited aRead More

When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, you will know you are on the right track.

“That’s Vibhu the assistant director wearing the bandana, then Gul, then Sudeep and finally Nagesh. There was a sandstorm outside and we were forced to stop work. We waited a long time and finally the crew had to strategize something else as there wasn’t much grace period. We are inside the resort and in the backdrop are rooms. The situation outside was very bad and we were lucky to be inside the resort. In this particular picture I played with the exposure and you can see the results.”