I always dreamt of shooting with her: Dabboo Ratnani
I shot with Aishwariya in early 2011, when she had started shooting for Heroine. I have done a small role in the film where she does a photoshoot with me.
It was shot with a mix of my lights and the lights used for the film. What this has done is it has given a different look to the photograph, as you can see in the way Aishwariya’s face is glowing. I had to balance the lights because I had to make it look good in the movie as well as for my photograph.
Aishwarya and I go back a long way. I was just an assistant when she was a model. I knew her much before she started doing movies and I have always found her so beautiful. I always dreamt of shooting with her and I told myself that the day I shoot her, I have arrived as a photographer.
The first time I shot with her was in 1995, just after she had become Miss World. It was like a dream come true. She never made me feel like I was a newcomer.
She is truly one of the most photogenic and prettiest girls I have worked with and whatever she does she gives it her best. She wants to make every photograph look good and you can see that enthusiasm in her. She is very involved and wants to try something conceptual and something different all the time.
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