Role Reversal 🇮🇳 - Khari Baoli, Delhi, Circa 2019
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A modern day spin on the age old patriarchy in Indian classical portraits of royalty where men are portrayed as powerful and women as wives, consorts or concubines.
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Dating back to 1900s, the shoot is inspired by a family portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and his 5 wives and a book titled ‘The Magnificent Maharaja’ by Khushwant Singh where the author remarks the Maharaja as a headstrong bully, a debauch, drunkard, womanizer and philanderer.
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Fast forward to 2019, “Role Reversal” is a concept that deconstructs ancient Indian traditions and aims to portray women as strong, authoritative, and unapologetic and the reversal analogy of men objectified as consorts. Much can be said about the present day where age old traditions resurface and many still prevail across the country and this set delves into striking a conversation challenging the perception and image of the modern day Indian woman.
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Concept: Saunak Shah
Photographer: Saunak Shah
Stylist: Radhika Aggarwal
Models:Rashmi, Rajat and Wungmi
MUA: Mahima Bansal
Videographer: Mohit
Assist. Photographer: Aditi Gupta
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A modern day spin on the age old patriarchy in Indian classical portraits of royalty where men are portrayed as powerful and women as wives, consorts or concubines.
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Dating back to 1900s, the shoot is inspired by a family portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and his 5 wives and a book titled ‘The Magnificent Maharaja’ by Khushwant Singh where the author remarks the Maharaja as a headstrong bully, a debauch, drunkard, womanizer and philanderer.
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Fast forward to 2019, “Role Reversal” is a concept that deconstructs ancient Indian traditions and aims to portray women as strong, authoritative, and unapologetic and the reversal analogy of men objectified as consorts. Much can be said about the present day where age old traditions resurface and many still prevail across the country and this set delves into striking a conversation challenging the perception and image of the modern day Indian woman.
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Concept: Saunak Shah
Photographer: Saunak Shah
Stylist: Radhika Aggarwal
Models:Rashmi, Rajat and Wungmi
MUA: Mahima Bansal
Videographer: Mohit
Assist. Photographer: Aditi Gupta
