Atul Arun Kasbekar is an Indian fashion photographer, entrepreneur and Bollywood filmmaker best known for his Kingfisher calendar shoots.
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Atul Kasbekar was born on Thursday, April 22, 1965, in Mumbai (56 years old; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He attended Campion School, Bombay. He went on to graduate from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. He then joined UDCT (now Institute of Chemical Technology) in Mumbai to study chemical engineering but dropped out after the first year as he wanted to pursue a career in photography. He attended Brooks College in Santa Barbara, California, where he took photography classes. He later trained in photography for a year in Los Angeles, working with photographers such as Dennis Gray, Ron Slenzak, James B Wood, Jay Silverman, Jay P Morgan, Bill Werts and David Le Bon.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6’3″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Atul was born into a middle-class Konkani-speaking family in Mumbai.
Parents and siblings
Arun’s father’s name is Arun Kasbekar and his mother’s name is Prabha Kasbekar.
Childhood photos of Atul and his mother
Atul’s parents
Atul has three sisters Leena, Preeti and Sarika. His sister Leena was awarded the state-level award “Innsbruck Prize” in 2020 for innovation and research at MCI. His sister Preeti is a real estate agent in New Jersey.
Artur and his three sisters
Childhood photos of Atul and sister Preeti
wife and children
Atul’s wife’s name is Vandana Kasbekar.
Atul has twins, a daughter, Naomi, and a son, Arnav Kasbekar. They were born on September 16th.
Atul with his children and wife
Profession
in photography
In 1990, Atul Kasbekar returned to India from the United States. In 1991, he founded his own photography studio, Negative Space. He has collaborated with celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Lisa Haydon, Deepika Padukone, Nargis Fakhri, Esha Gupta and Shobita Dhulipal among many others for the Kingfisher Calendar. He shot ten films in Mauritius (2003), Thailand (2004), South Africa (2005), Australia (2006), France – French Riviera (2007), India – Goa, Andaman, etc. Multiple versions of the Kingfisher Calendar. Ladakh and Udaipur (2008), Andaman Sea (2009), Maldives (2010), Mauritius (2011) and Negombo-Sri Lanka (2012).
Artoo during the Kingfisher Calendar shoot
in business
On May 29, 2007, Atul launched Bling Entertainment Solutions Private Limited, a celebrity management company, working with leading international and domestic brands like PepsiCo, Nestlé, HUL, ITC, Airtel, Kingfisher, Samsung, Procter & Gamble, Sony, Swarovski, etc. . LG Mobiles, L’Oreal, Marico, Levi Strauss, Hublot, Toshiba, Panasonic, Canon, Johnson & Johnson, Nerolac, Teachers’ Choice, Flipkart and Swatch Group. Notable clients of his company include Vidya Balan, Manoj Bajpayee, Amol Parashar, Kangana Ranaut, Paresh Rawal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sayani Gupta, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Rahul Bose, Harleen Sethi, Purab Kohli, Kabir Bedi, Sakshi Tanwar, Cyrus Broacha and Aryan Bajwa. Later, Atul Kasbekar started a corporate identity company that managed the identity of top executives and spokespersons within organizations. Kasbekar has worked with many corporate leaders, including Ratan Tata, Vijay Mallya and Anil Ambani. Atul is also a member of the Board of Directors of Starmaker Advisors Private Limited, Bling Unplugged Productions Private Limited, Trevi Art Management Private Limited and Ellipsis Entertainment Media Private Limited among many others.
film producer
Apart from photography and business, Atul is also a film producer. He has produced films like 2002’s Devdas, 2016’s Neerja, 2017’s Tumhari Sulu, 2019’s Why Cheat India and 2022’s Loop Lapeta.
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