The Ultimate Hustle

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“If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies.
It’s the ultimate hustle.”
(Marlon Brando – American actor, 1924-2004)

This is a portrait of Bollywood actor, anchor and dancer, Hussain Kuwajerwala shot in his green room after a performance on stage.

Hussain is a popular TV star who is acting the leading role of the first-ever Bollywood musical, “Zangoora, The Gypsy Prince” at Kingdom of Dreams since 2010.

Recently we have been working together and it was amazing to see how much Hussain is giving to the audience.
His performance requires an incredible physical effort and concentration which he carries with a high professionalism.
In many ways his work reminds of Marlon Brando’s early movies.

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Between the Skin and the Shirt

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“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait.
You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.”
(Henri Cartier-Bresson – French photographer, 1908–2004)

Sadanand Patil is a well-known Indian theatre actor who was trained at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, one of the foremost theatre institutions in the world.
This was shot in the gardens this during a break between two scenes of a movie in which we were both working together.
This brilliant actor is also one of the kindest and humblest person I met.

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Worth Seeing

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“Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing.”
(Georges Jacques Danton – leading figure of the French Revolution, 1759–1794)

This is David Ban performing Danton, a leading figure of the French Revolution, in “1789 : Les Amants de la Bastille”.

The excellent lighting performance is by Xavier Lauwers.

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Success

 

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“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”
(George Sheehan – American physician and author, 1918 – 1993)

This picture was shot at the final of “1789 : Les Amants de la Bastille”.
Producers Dove Attia et Albert Cohen among their actors and singers.

Congratulations to my friends involved there it was a wonderful Première with a wonderful cast…and a new smashing success for this dream team…;))

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This video is in French but it gives an idea of what this sumptuous show is about…

“Clash of the Titans”

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“We enjoy playing with each other, which I think is a pretty important part of this.
If we didn’t, we’d have given it up a long time ago.
The idea when we started was to take five people and keep ‘em together no matter what and see what we could get out of it, and we’ve pretty much stuck to that plan.”
(Tom Petty – American Rock star, Guitarist and Singer (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) b.1950)

Tom Petty facing Steve Ferrone while performing on stage.
Those legends of Music gave an outstanding concert…

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Dedicated to Music

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“It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame.
But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me.
I dedicated my entire life to this music.”
(Tom Petty – American Guitarist and Singer, b.1950)

This is a portrait of Tom Petty, the legend of rock, while performing on stage with “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers”.
It was an evening to remember, an outstanding concert with brilliant musicians…

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The Actor’s Palm

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“The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.”
(Sir Laurence Olivier – English Actor, Producer and Film Director, 1907-1989)

This is a portrait of an actor shot backstage while using a computer reflecting a soft light.
It was a quiet moment contrasting with the excitement happening all around during the “Zangoora” show at “Kingdom of Dreams”.

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On The Right Track

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“When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and cry with their laughter and tears, you will know you are on the right track.”
(Weegee (Arthur Fellig) – American photographer,1899–1968)

This is a portrait of Kapil Dhaundiyal who is a dancer at Kingdom of Dreams.
I took this picture as he was going on stage in order to perform in “Zangoora, the Gypsy Prince”.
During the film shoot we used to leave all our gear on his make-up table and I have to admit that we were invading his space but he never complained about it.
On the contrary he was always smiling with a contagious happiness.
He is a great entertainer who is taking the stage with an amazing energy.
This young man is an inspiration and he doesn’t know that he gives a lesson of life to anyone who crosses his path…

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That’s Entertainment…!

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“Think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know.
It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph.
The magic is in seeing people in new ways.”
(Duane Michals – American photographer, b.1932)

This is a picture of Manoj Rajput who is playing Todarmal in “Zangoora, the Gypsy Prince”.
This amazing actor was kind enough to strike several poses in front of my camera in his green room a few minutes before performing on the stage at Kingdom of Dreams.
This series of pictures was done during the last days of the film shoot as I was too busy before and I couldn’t leave without catching the wonderful energy of this real entertainer.
I used to watch him almost everyday backstage wearing his extraordinary costume and spreading happiness to the rest of the team…

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Portrait of an Actor

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“When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I’d like to know them.
Anyone I know I photograph.”
(Annie Leibovitz – American portrait photographer, b.1949)

This a portrait of MD. Sahidur Rahaman in his green room before being on stage at Kingdom of Dreams.
He is performing Damaru in “Zangoora, the Gypsy Prince”.
We did several series of pictures while we were shooting the movie, he told me that he is a photographer as well.

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