Dabboo Ratnani
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Dabboo Ratnani is a leading Indian model photographer,[1] mostly known for his annual calendar which has become a highly notable showbiz event in India since its first publication in 1999.[2][3] The calendar is compared to the Kingfisher Calendar[4] as a pioneer of the genre of sensational calendars.[5] He was the cover photographer for the first issue of the Indian edition of Better Homes and Gardens magazine.[6] In 2006, he was a jury in the Miss India contest.[7]
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[edit] Biography
Born in December 24, practiced his skill as youngman in Mumbai training together with Sumeet Chopra.[8] Since 2005 he is into digital photography using an Hasselblad H1 with the Leaf Valeo 22 mega pixel digital back.
[edit] Work
Ratnani's best known work is his annual calendar.[8] He has helped create a trend of collectible "girly" 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, including Atul Kasbekar, Sudhir Ramchandran, Jatin Kampani and Vikram Bawa.[11] 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.[12]
- 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, Amir 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
[edit] Film publicity
Ratnani took publicity stills for films like 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.
[edit] Magazines
He has shot for magazines like Asian Woman, Better Photography, Cine Blitz, Cosmopolitan, Ehlan Masala, Femina, Filmfare, G Mag, Good Housekeeping, Man’s World, Maxim, Movie, Savvy, Stardust and Verve.
[edit] Advertising industry
He also has worked in advertising for brands like 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).[8]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Capturing the X factor: Daboo Ratnani", Deccan Herald, 2006-02-03. Retrieved on 2007-03-10. (English)
- ^ "24 frames make a year", The Telegraph, 2006-01-06. Retrieved on 2007-03-10. (English)
- ^ "Splashing stars", The Telegraph, 2007-01-20. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. (English)
- ^ "The kingfisher 2006 calendar", Times Journal of Photography, 2006-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. (English)
- ^ "Item numbers", Deccan Herald, 2007-01-21. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. (English)
- ^ Better Homes and Gardens now in India (HTML). Agency FAQs (2007-14-03). Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Kaun banegi Miss India?", Delhi Times, 2006-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. (English)
- ^ a b c Dabboo Ratnani, Photographer (HTML). Femina Miss India (2004). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ Dabboo Ratnani (2004). Riya has one of the finest faces (HTML). Rediff special. Rediff. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
- ^ Dabboo Ratnani’s 2004 calendar launched (HTML). Films. Screen India (2004). Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
- ^ From calendars to collectibles (by Sulekha Nair): The Finacial 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)
