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Dabboo Ratnani
  • Date of Birth:
    December 24, 1971
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    Mumbai, Maharahstra, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism
  • Address:
    Dabboo Ratnani Photography, 271-D, Oshiwara Industrial Centre, Opp. Oshiwara Bus Depot, New Link Road, Oshiwara, Mumbai - 400104
  • Email:
    dabboo@dabbooratnani.com
  • Phone:
    +91 - 22 - 61615651, +91 22 28780406/07

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    • He also has worked in advertising for brands like 7 Up (with Malika Sherawat), Airtel (with Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Saurav Ganguly etc.
    • He has shot for magazines like Asian Woman, Better Photography, Cine Blitz, Cosmopolitan etc.
    • Ratnani took publicity stills for films like Aatish, Blackmail, Fiza, Hera Pheri, Legend of Bhagat Singh etc.
    • He is one of a number of photographers with trademark calendars widely covered in the media, including Atul Kasbekar, Sudhir Ramchandran, Jatin Kampani and Vikram Bawa.
    • He has helped create a trend of collectible "girly" calendars in India, after the fashion of the Pirelli Calendar.
    • He practiced his skill as a young man in Mumbai training together with Sumeet Chopra.
    • In 2006, he was in the jury for the Miss India contest.
    • He was the cover photographer for the first issue of the Indian edition of Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
    • Dabboo Ratnani is a leading Indian model photographer, mostly known for his annual calendar which has become a highly notable showbiz event in India since its first publication in 1999.

    Biography

    Dabboo Ratnani
    Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2009

    A name that is synonymous with excellence & creativity. For over a decade Dabbo Ratnani has continued to master the art of photography. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to fashion and magazine layouts, Dabboo has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique sytle of his profession. Known for his unaasuming dispostion, sincere dedication adn an eye for making his subjects seem surreal, lens-legend Dabboo Ratnani's resume shrieks names that scrape the upper echelons of Bollywood's aristrocracy.

    Some of these celebrities have refused to shoot with anyone but the man himself. Amitabh Bachchan, Michael Jackson, Boris Becker, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dravid, Sania Mirza are just a few who deem thsi man as the only one who can captur the good despite of bad and the ugly! Always accomodating and admirably relaxed, never pushy but gently persuasive, Dabboo has a knack of getting his pictures despite the odds...

    Dabboo is one of the most famous modern, portrait and celebrity photographer. His induction into the world of photography came about largely by chance. it started with an object, which soon became his prized profession - The Camera. His hobby turned into a passion. Behind the outstanding success with which we associate him today is a great deal of hard work and struggle from the days when as a young man in Bombay he used to travel accross the Central line on the fast and slow locals to reach out for his trainings with Sumeet Chopra.

    Dabboo's work comprises of a blend of film, fashion, editorial, advertising, portrais, glamour, product shots, etc. it was all connected in a way, films got him editorial work, which in turn got him model portfolios, which finally led him to the advertising world. His work has been used for film advertising and publicity campaigns. Dabboo's visible efforts have been in connection with the motion picture industry.

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