PHOTOS: Bollywood stars on canvas
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Image: Madhubala. Inset: Naveen Kumar Singh
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'When I see a movie or I like an actor, they become my subject for sketching'
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Image: Vidya Balan
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'I am a huge fan of Madhuri Dixit'
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Image: Madhuri Dixit
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'I love MF Husain's paintings but I don't copy them'
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Image: Poster of Agneepath
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'I don't have patience to paint my sketches'
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He also draws landscapes and abstracts. He paints too but since it takes a lot of time, he rarely does so.
"In sketches, you can see the result in 15 minutes, but in painting, you have to wait long, I don't have that much patience," he says frankly.
Image: Priyanka Chopra
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'It is difficult to get time to do an exhibition'
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He's never had an exhibition of his work.
"I am still studying; it is difficult to get time to do all this," he says.
Image: Kareena Kapoor
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'The family's only source of income is my father's pension'
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Image: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'I did not think of making sketching portraits my profession'
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So sketching is not really a career option.
"I did not think of making sketching portraits my profession but my last MTech exam is over and I am thinking of doing MDes (Master in Design) from IIT," he says.
Image: Karisma Kapoor
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
'I will design products, maybe cars and bikes'
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"It is a two-year course. I have passed the qualifying round and have to go through an interview next. If I get admission then I can put my art to better use. I will design products, maybe cars and bikes, and my creativity and talent will be used in that field," he says.
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Image: Manisha Koirala
Photographs: Naveen Kumar Singh
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