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MOVIES Subi Samuel's studio in suburban Andheri is a riot of colour. Bright blue walls, bricks painted lime green, walls in shades of red and sunshine yellow. "It's just something my assistants and I painted together," says the soft-spoken photographer who has carved a niche for himself over the last four years. An exhibition of Subi's photographs, his second, called 2 The Soul will be shown at Mumbai's Regent Hotel from April 23. The exhibition which he has been working on for six months, comes as a sequel to his first exhibition The Soul. "Faces that fascinate me," says the shutterbug who also holds a management degree from the Mumbai's prestigious Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. "Photography began as a hobby. After I completed my post-graduation, I was still undecided about pursuing it full time. I was to join dad's business; I was treading on very thin ice then. In 1994 I began assisting [photographer] Rakesh Shrestha, and in 1998 I set shop myself." He has come a long way since. He has to his name prestigious commercials, fashion shoots and films like Raaz, Sirf Tum, Aditya Chopra’s next Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi, Hansal Mehta's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, Sanjay Gupta's Kaante and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas.
2 The Soul showcases some of the best known names and faces of the film industry in pictures that have never been seen before. And Subi promises the visuals would present the stars in avatars never seen before.
Subi lists the stars he most loves capturing:
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Madhuri Dixit Hers is a face that commands attention. Her 10,000-watt smile is backed by 100 per cent professionalism. She'll go ahead with a shot even if she isn't convinced about it because she respects you as a professional and is willing to trust you
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Arjun Rampal He has to be the best face the industry has seen in a long while. And he has an amazing body to boot. Very photogenic.
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Sushmita Sen Sushmita is a fantastic model. Among the very best. She's very aware of herself and is fashion conscious. She is one of the few Indian models who can carry off couture even without a stylist. She's been one my closest pals from the industry.
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Bobby Deol Bobby's perennial complaint is that he's never in good shape. But I disagree. He has good biceps. It's more of a personal equation that comes into play here -- we are very good friends even when we aren't working.
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Bipasha Basu Her modeling background stands her in good stead. She understands pictures. Her raw sex appeal only adds to her aura. She's riding a high now with two of her films doing superbly so the confidence she oozes comes across through her body language.
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Aftab Shivdasani Apart from Sushmita Sen, Aftab is one of my closest pals in the industry. It's never work when he's around. We kid each other too much.
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Shilpa Shetty Shilpa is a great model. And like Sushmita she knows what looks good on her. She's also as comfortable in front of the camera as she is behind it. Her toned body is a blessing to any photographer. |
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Saif Ali Khan He is the maddest, most fun loving person I've met. He can look as classy in a two-piece Armani as in a pair of shorts. And after he's been working out, he has developed a good body.
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Amisha Patel Here is another beautiful face. Amisha is a close pal. Shooting with her is so chilled out. Her intelligence and wit make for a lot of fun when we work together.
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Vivek Oberoi Vivek is the new kid on the block who is anything but new. He is very aware of every angle, every profile. He is conscious of his body too. His approach to a photoshoot is almost arithmetical -- he'll want to study everything to the smallest detail. That analytical mind works for him.
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Rahul Dev He's one of the earlier people I have worked with. We used to work out at the same gym. I am so in awe of his body. Rahul's personality has this animal quality. Plus he also has a very interesting facial structure.
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Text: Vivek Fernandes Design: Uday Kuckian
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