Celeb photographer Dabboo Ratnani just lately opened up about his experiences working with Shah Rukh Khan, sharing how the famous person shouldn’t be solely generally known as a director’s actor but in addition a “photographer’s mannequin”. He recalled the time when Shah Rukh was a newcomer within the movie business and would ask Dabboo for steering on learn how to pose. In one other occasion, he shared how King Khan walked right into a lake for a photoshoot with out asking any questions, simply because Dabboo requested him to take action.
In an interview with Vishal Malhotra on his YouTube channel, Dabboo recalled, “After I shot Shah Rukh for the primary time in Movie Metropolis, he was nonetheless new to the business. He requested, ‘How do I pose? I’m not good at it.’ At first, I believed he was joking with me. Then I defined the poses, and he responded, ‘Nahi nahi, tu karke dikha (No, no, you present me). I’ll copy that.’ I initially thought he was kidding, however he was fully severe. By that point, he had already carried out a few movies and actually copied the poses I demonstrated for him.” Nevertheless, when requested if he was accountable for Shah Rukh’s iconic pose, Dabboo mentioned that he had nothing to do with it.
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Dabboo additionally described how Shah Rukh approached their photoshoot with no pretensions. He recalled, “Shah Rukh is genuinely interested by what’s going on within the director’s and photographer’s minds and goals to embody that imaginative and prescient. Throughout one shoot, I made a decision to alter our pre-planned setup and directed the cameras and lighting towards the lake. I requested him to stroll into the lake so I might seize him popping out from it. With out questioning me even as soon as, he took off his sneakers and socks, wore his slippers, and simply walked in. No natak, no nothing—he fully understood the vibe of the shoot.”
Shah Rukh Khan will subsequent be seen in Sujoy Ghosh’s The King, which may also characteristic his daughter Suhana Khan in a pivotal function.
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