Farah Khan celebrates Avi Gowariker's birthday: All you need to know about celeb photographer
Bollywood director, judge, choreographer Farah Khan Kunder wished her long time friend and iconic celebrity photographer Avi Gowariker a very Happy Birthday. Posting old photos and blast from the past, Farah called him an antique.
Year after year, Farah always remembers to wish him with a heartfelt birthday post on Instagram. Farah wrote, "Remember that life¡¯s most valuable antiques are old friends.. happy birthday to my favourite antique @avigowariker .. bete! We love u."
The pictures show Avi in his current age and form and two pictures from a decade or more old showing their long friendship and beautiful memories they have created over the years.?
Everything to know about celebrity photographer Avi Gowariker
1.? Wondering here you have seen him
In the popular show, Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives, where Gauri calls the girls for a photoshoot at her Gauri Khan Design Studio. The photographer is Avi who is clicking their pictures.?
2.? He gives credit to Ashutosh?Gowariker and yes they're related
His brother Ashutosh Gowariker gave him the opportunity to assist him and for introducing him to Aamir Khan.?
3. Did you know, when he didn't have a place to stay, Salman offered him his house
In an interview with Mid Day in 2023, Avinash said, ¡°I¡¯ve always said if Salman likes you, your life is set. I didn¡¯t have a place to stay so they just said ¡®stay at home¡¯ and I was staying (with them) and shooting, Any picture you see of Salman, say from 95 to 2000-2003, those seven-eight years, I have every photo (of him), and every photo is clicked in and around Galaxy (Salman¡¯s family house in Bandra, Mumbai). Nothing, no lights, nothing, we just go down, he stands, he looks great and we shoot.¡±?
4. Avi Gowarikar is the go-to-person for Shahrukh Khan's portrait and family pictures
?Film publicity, advertising, model portfolios, photoshoots, magazine covers, celebrity stills, even the stills clicked for Koffee With Karan, have been shot by him. He's one of the few celebrity photographers who started in the 90s and is still going strong in 2024.?
5. Not just Bollywood, Avi has extensive work profile in South cinema, cricketers, sportsmen as well
As you can see, Namrata Shordkar enjoying a meal with her friends and husband Mahesh Babu. Most of Avi's clientele in Bollywood and Indian film industry are also his friends. Looking at his fantastic work and a great sense of humour, it's truly hard to resist him.?
At 19, Avinash reached out to his father to express his desire to pursue a career as a photographer. For that, he dropped out of college. It was a bold decision but it marked the beginning of his journey into the world of photography.
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