Rajiv Jain Ics Wica, Indian Cinematographer – Director Of Photography
Rajiv Jain Ics Wica, Indian Cinematographer – Director Of Photography
Rajiv Jain ICS WICA, Indian Cinematographer – Director of Photography
Inside View
By Christine Markee
Rajeev Jain’s DP credits include Army, Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Carry on Pandu, Kadachit, Kalpvriksh – The Wish Tree, Mirabai Not out and Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi 7 full length feature films, 5 Short Films, 1032 commercials, 6 TV Series, 43 music videos, 105 documentaries & infomercials.
Markee: You recently shot the independent feature, Kalpvriksh – The Wishing Tree, in Cinemascope, a format that had its heyday in the 80s. What prompted you to use it?
Jain: Kalpvriksh – The Wishing Tree was the first collaboration between [director] Manika Sharma and me. This was a low budget project, but we didn’t want it to look like it. Manika’s a big believer in shooting film, as am I, but trying to