Highlights
- One of India's leading fashion photographers, Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away at 4:00 am this morning, due to a heart attack. He was 60 years old.
- Cousin to novelist Shobhaa De, Rajadhyaksha had made his mark as a celebrity photographer. And after working with a number of notable icons of Bollywood, he soon became synonymous with Bollywood.
- Earlier today, Shobhaa De tweeted: My darling Gautam Rajadhyaksha no more. Saddened beyond belief. Farewell confidante-cousin. Thank you 4 your generous love and soft focus memories.
One of India's leading fashion photographers, Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away at 4:00 am this morning, due to a heart attack.He was 60 years old.
Cousin to novelist Shobhaa De, Rajadhyaksha had made his mark as a celebrity photographer. And after working with a number of notable icons of Bollywood, he soon became synonymous with Bollywood.
Earlier today, Shobhaa De tweeted: My darling Gautam Rajadhyaksha no more. Saddened beyond belief. Farewell confidante-cousin. Thank you 4 your generous love and soft focus memories.
Other celebrities also mourned the veteran photographer's loss on Twitter.
Karan Johar: Gautam Rajadhyaksha was one my most favourite people in the fraternity...funny, sensitive and always positive.. I love you Gautam and I miss u When I was hugely overweight...Gautam told me.."Darling...not that it makes a difference but try to give me your left profile...it may help!
Abhishek Bachchan: Photography and possibly one of the sweetest and most gentle people you would ever meet. Rest in peace Gautam, you will be greatly missed.
Atul Kasbekar: My Guru n Mentor, Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away this morning. my principal influence n a truly wonderful, gentle, kind n talented man.
Farhan Akhtar: Rest in Peace, Gautam. Will miss you and remember you with fondest memories.
Riteish Deshmukh: Rest in peace Gautam Rajadhyaksha - every photographer aspired to be him n every face wanted to b captured by him- will miss you.
Boman IraniRest in peace Gautam. You made everything look so beautiful. "All this and heaven too!"
Farah Khan: Lost a Friend and a great human being today. Someone who captured moments & memories. RIP Gautam Rajadhyaksha. You will be missed.
Madhur Bhandarkar: Shocked 2 hear abt d demise of best portraitist photogpher Gautam Rajadhyaksha. He was a great human being & will b missed always. RIP!