Rana is a friend first and then the cinematographer of my entire event. So when we first discussed the wedding, it was about how it was a family affair to him as well. We didn’t discuss money, we didn’t discuss the equipments to be used, we just got started. During the prewedding shooting schedule, we had to shoot two days in Kolkata, Rana was unfortunately unavailable and he promised me that he would send his best replacement to shoot for us. What happened next was, at the Victoria Memorial, our point of meeting with his replacement kept getting delayed and all of a sudden, it is Rana who himself appears. The joy of seeing him arrive out of nowhere was a huge, huge surprise. Shooting with friends is always fun and gives the best results. Sunsequently, he presented me with the most beautiful prewedding video ever (one that I had never planned). Now, he intends to give me the best wedding film he has ever done. Not to forget the priceless pictures he captured across other events, the Khandagiri one remains one of my favourites. For someone on video to steal a second to click a picture ain’t easy, but he did that as well. I have always avoided working with family or close friends, ’cause creative differences become difficult to be discussed with them. But with Rana, it was always comfortable. ‘Cause like he claims on his photography website and elsewhere too, it just not another wedding for him. Thank you Rana and team for presenting us the most beautiful visuals from our once in a lifetime event. May God be with you always, hope you become the best in the business, so that even if I have to meet you, it would be through an appointment. Cheers, Rana the cinematographer. Cheers, Rana, my brother! 🙂
