Photographer Dabboo Ratnani says, 'One can't have copyright on pose'
Photographer Dabboo Ratnani says, 'One can't have copyright on pose'
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The ace photographer Dabboo Ratnani and his annual calendar maintains to be in talk every year. It is entirely a star-studded affair this year too featuring stars like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.

But his one photo caught in trouble of copying. When Dabboo shot Disha Patani in topless pose, the people started pointing out the resemblance of her with a photo of Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston.

To which Dabboo said, “One can’t have copyrights on a pose. The make-up, the lighting, the hair, the clothes and the angle is so different. There are many photos on the Internet, so everything is inspired by something.”

The photographer was earlier accused of copying Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn's picture. “I was working with another creative agency at the time, that had conceptualized the shoot and they gave me references. I have stopped working with that agency for calendars because it harmed my reputation. There’s a difference between ‘being inspired’ and ‘lifting off’ he stated.

He further said, “Photography or art in general, is about interpretation. Just because someone has used a horse in a photoshoot, or a taxi, doesn’t mean I can never use them. For instance, this calendar edition has a photo of Amitabh Bachchan posing with a dog on a scooter and a sidecar. “It was inspired by Sholay. But it’s the reinvention that makes it what it is.”

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