Dabboo Ratnani
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Dabboo Ratnani is a leading Indian celebrity & fashion photographer,[1] famously known for his annual calendar which has become a highly notable showbiz event in India since its first publication in 1999.[2][3] He is the cover photographer for all leading magazines like Cosmopolitan, Filmfare, Hi Blitz, Ok India, Elle, Verve, Femina,The Man and Better Homes and Gardens.[4] In 2006, he was in the jury for the Miss India contest.[5]
Biography
Born on December 24, he practiced his skill as a young man in Mumbai training together with Sumeet Chopra.[6] He has been working independently since 1994.Since 2005 he is into digital photography using an Hasselblad H1 with the Phase 1 P45+ 39 megapixel camera & his favorite is Canon EOS 1DS Mark III
Work
Ratnani's best known work is his annual calendar.[6] He has helped create a trend of collectible limited edition celebrity calendars in India, after the fashion of the Pirelli Calendar. He is one of a number of photographers with trademark calendars widely covered in the media. [9] Over the years top Bollywood stars has appeared on his calendar. Every year the launch of the calendar becomes a major event featuring top celebrities, 24 of them for each year.[10]
- 2004: Perizaad Zorabian, Urmila Matondkar, Priyanka Chopra, Neha Dhupia, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol, Preity Zinta, Amrita Arora, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Raveena Tandon, Amrita Rao, Shilpa Shetty, Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy, Soha Ali Khan, Amisha Patel, Tabu, Ishaa Koppikar, Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Mahima Chaudhary
- 2005: Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, John Abraham, Urmila Matondkar, Ajay Devgan, Hrithik Roshan, Riya Sen, Fardeen Khan, Lara Dutta, Zayed Khan, Ilene Harman, Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel, Abhishek Bachchan, Koena Mitra, Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sameera Reddy, Arjun Rampal, Priety Zinta, Salman Khan
- 2006: Mallika Sherawat, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Rani Mukherji, Celina Jaitley, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapoor, Riya Sen, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Rai, Esha Deol, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor
- 2007: Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai, Arjun Rampal, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Riya Sen, Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Balan, Esha Deol, Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Bobby Deol, Mallika Sherawat, Riteish Deshmukh, Salman Khan, Vidya Balan
- 2010: Hrithik Roshan, Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Asin Thottumkal, Saif Ali Khan, Genelia D'Souza, John Abraham, Kangana Ranaut, Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Kajol, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, Vidya Balan
Film publicity
Ratnani took publicity stills for films like Om shanti Om, Aatish, Blackmail, Fiza, Hera Pheri, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Aawara Pagal Deewana, Jhankaar Beats, Jism, Jo Bole So Nihaal, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Murder, My Wife's Murder, My Brother Nikhil, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Paap, and Sarfarosh.
Magazines
He has shot for magazines like Elle, Ok India, Hi Blitz, Stern, Marie Claire, Asian Woman, Better Photography, Cine Blitz, Cosmopolitan, Ehlan Masala, Femina, Filmfare, G Mag, Good Housekeeping, Maxim, Movie, Savvy, Stardust and Verve, as well as for the leading men's lifestyle magazines Man's World mansworldindia.com and The Man theman.in
Advertising industry
He also has worked in advertising for brands like Nokia with Shah Rukh Khan, Movado with Harbhajan Singh, Acer computers with Hrithik Roshan, Boroplus with Kareena Kapoor, Belmonte suitings with Shah Rukh Khan, Provogue, Asian Paints & lays with Saif ali Khan, 7 Up (with Malika Sherawat), Airtel (with Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Saurav Ganguly, Amitabh B perfume (with Amitabh Bachchan), Anmol, Bajaj, BPL Mobile, Citizen watches (with Kareena Kapoor), Coca Cola (with Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan), Compaq (with Shah Rukh Khan), Dabur (with Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and Riya Sen), Donear Suitings, Hyundai Santro (with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta), ICICI Bank (with Amitabh Bachchan).[6]
Footnotes
- ^ "Capturing the X factor: Daboo Ratnani". Deccan Herald. 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
- ^ "24 frames make a year". The Telegraph. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
- ^ "Splashing stars". The Telegraph. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Better Homes and Gardens now in India" (HTML). Agency FAQs. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Kaun banegi Miss India?". Delhi Times. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ a b c "Dabboo Ratnani, Photographer" (HTML). Femina Miss India. 2004. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ Dabboo Ratnani (2004). "Riya has one of the finest faces" (HTML). Rediff special. Rediff. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Dabboo Ratnani's 2004 calendar launched" (HTML). Films. Screen India. 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ From calendars to collectibles (by Sulekha Nair): The Financial Express, November 26, 2006 (Retrieved on 26 May, 2007)
- ^ Dabboo Ratnani’s 2004 calendar launched: Screen India, January 16, 2004 (Retrieved on 26 May, 2007)