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Faces

November 30,

As a teenager, whenever I browsed through film magazines, there was a class of photos that stood out distinctively. The photos, mostly -- but not always -- in black & white, had their subject glowing in a soft focus, seemingly at peace with themselves and the world. They were shot at such a close range that threatened to expose every pimple and every mole, but instead made them look even more serene. And, no matter which magazine, one thing was common: The tagline that said "Photograph by: Gautam Rajadhyaksha"

Some of us friends had a rare chance to get a glimpse of the maestro himself during a photo exhibition titled "Faces" in Goa, the year was Fast forward a decade, and many of those photos had made it into a coffee table book with the same name. (Marathi edition is similarly titled "चेहरे"). For five years I tried to get the book but in vain. Apparently, only a limited copies were printed and most of them for private circulation only.

At last this year, I found it with a vendor at National Book Exhibition, but only after fighting tooth and nail with another customer. I felt sorry for him, but I deserved this one After all, I have waited 15 years.

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Filled with glamorous portraits of Bollywood stars, Faces by Gautam Rajadhyaksha is a big book that unmasks the legends of Indian cinema while deifying them, too. ishnan talks to India&#;s most sought-after iconographer.

All photos courtesy of Gautam Rajadhyaksha

The Indian film industry is the largest in the world, churning out over films a year, which are screened around the planet. Subtitled and dubbed DVDs go far beyond Hindi-speaking Mumbai, the Mecca of movie musicals that out-dance and out-sing anything reeled off by MGM, Paramount or 20th Century Fox over the past century.

The stars of Bollywood movies are arguably the most famous folks on the planet today. Yet, strangely, there are few books that chronicle them. &#;Go to any bookstore in America or Europe and there are entire sections dedicated to its film industry,&#; notes photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha.

&#;At your average Barnes & Noble, there are voluminous books dedicated to specific genres like horror films, the glamour dolls, Greta Garbo, the Hepburns &#; and when I look at the Indian fraternity, there&#;s hardly one decent coffee-table book dedicated to the &#;biggest film industry in the world.&#; That prompted me to pen down my thoughts and create Faces.&#;

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