Godfather rides raging bull on your coffee table

Actor Bikram Saluja's photo exhibits combine two of the most iconic Hollywood films into a never-before kinda book

Double-cross dare

The photo-essay, shot in desi settings, puts Bikram in the shoes of the leading characters. "I wanted to do something of my own, something that has never been done. Never ever have films inspired a book of still pictures, and that's the most defining part of the book.u00a0 So, conceptualising, interpreting and directing this book gives a creative high of different sorts. My effort of four years hasn't been wasted, since the book is engaging enough to draw the readers and viewers to the depth of the narrative," he elaborates. We're not telling you how he interweaves both plots; that'd give away too much.

The intensity of the pictures can be gauged from the fact that noted photographers Ronny Sequeira and Hardeep Sachdev have shot them in impactful locations. "Each scene leads to another, in a sequence. Every figure in the collection has been shot live in front of the still camera. We're trying to make the book available on the counter, but as of now, we have only been authorised for private distribution by the copyright holders of the filmsu00a0- Paramount Pictures (The Godfather) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, MGM (Raging Bull)," adds the actor, who has been part of films like 'Page 3', 'Fiza' and 'Umrao Jaan'. A see change.

An Actor's Inspiration
At: The Atrium, DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj
Till: 11 amu00a0to 9 pm
On till: December 20
Ring: 24615368, 24622545

I wanted to do something of my own, something that has never been done. Never ever have films inspired a book of still pictures, and that's the most defining part of the book.u00a0 So, conceptualising, interpreting and directing this book gives a creative high of different sorts. My effort of four years hasn't been wasted, since the book is engaging enough to draw the readers and viewers to the depth of the narrative.
Bikram Saluja

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