MOVIE POSTERS BY AJAY SHANKER
n the 90’s with the economy opening up…
Delhi Photo Company became the hub for portfolio shoots. Many were for the fashion industry, some for Television Serials and some for Movies.
The portfolio was very well received and helped in launching a few newcomers.
With the success of portfolio in Mumbai I was invited to take photos for movie posters, I remember Nitin Manmohan once told me that a filmmaker has 3 Aces before the release of the film – The first is the music, the second is the trailer and the final is the movie’s poster. This sentiment was shared by numerous filmmakers.
The Movie posters I did were mostly shot in the studio with the Portrait style. One of my highlights was meeting another Great portrait photographer Shri Gautam Rajadhyaksha who had called for me after he saw my work, he loved what I was doing and encouraged me to be true to the style of studio portraits.