![]() Early Life of Gautam Rajadhyaksha Gautam Rajadhyaksha, born on September 16, 1950, became one of the leading fashion photographers of the time. He did his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Fort. Later he completed his graduation in Chemistry from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He was also a professor for 2 years in the college. He also achieved a diploma in advertising and public relations. In 1974, Gautam Rajadhyaksha joined Lintas India Ltd, a leading advertising agency, in the photo services department. He was promoted to being the head of the department, during his 15 year career. Career of Gautam Rajadhyaksha Actresses Shabana Azmiand Shobha De, his cousin, encouraged Rajadhyaksha to take up photography. His first encounter with fashion photography happened 1980, when he happen to shoot pictures of actress Shabana Azmi (a college mate), Tina Munimand Jackie Shroff, and his passion for portraiture photography gradually increased. Soon, he left his advertising job in 1987 and took up commercial photography full-time, thus started doing product campaigns, media assignments and fashion portfolios. Rajadhyaksha started writing for Shobha De's magazine titled Celebrity, while he was still emplyed with Lintas. Eventually he started taking photos for his articles and his work gather considerable attention. This turned him to a much appreciated glamour photographer. He also worked with other magazines like Cineblitz, Stardust, Filmfareand The Illustrated Weekly. In 1989, Asha Bhosle set up an exhibition for Rajyadhyaksha in Pune. It was with a great deal of concern that he went ahead with it. The exhibition's success gave him some confidence. ![]() Death of Gautam Rajadhyaksha On September 13th, 2011, Gautam Rajadhyaksha died from an apparent heart attack. He expired in the morning, 3 days prior to his 61st birthday. Gautam Rajadhyaksha was a scholar and collector of opera recordings and has held several talk shows on the subject. Filmography of Gautam Rajadhyaksha Movie stills by Gautam Rajadhyaksha-
Gautam Rajadhyaksha as Screenwriter
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