Ranveer Singh's nude photoshoot: Why photographer Ashish Shah feels the actor was best fit

Ranveer Singh has been at the receiving end of criticism ever since he shot for a nude photo shoot with Paper magazine. However, Ashish Shah , the photographer who shot it all, is getting a lot of positive feedback. “People who have an understanding of photography and painting will like the picture,” he said in a recent interview. He also said that these photographs had to do something with the man himself and it just suits Ranveer.

It took three long hours for Ashish to get the ‘demanding shoot’ right. The shot took place in Mehboob Studios in Mumbai’s Bandra. Talking about his shot, he said “ I just went with the flow of the moment and the process. I photographed what I felt honest to me in that moment, what felt right to us and the team involved,” he told Etimes.

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He mentioned that the shot required certain physicality and it didn’t need a major transformation from Ranveer’s side as he always remains quite in shape. “I am not sure if any other actor would have been able to pull it off. It just suits Ranveer this way. He has a certain personality. He brings that on board. It could have ended up looking gimmicky if I had done this with some other actor; it has to do something with the man himself,” he added.

While people are criticizing Ranveer’s decision to go nude, Ashish said the noise is rather unwarranted. “We can make an issue out of everything. It has been all done in good taste. But there will always be a section of people who won't like it. Isn't that how Twitter and Instagram survive? We are all born that way, aren't we?”

Meanwhile, Ranveer has landed in legal trouble for baring it all. A Mumbai-based NGO filed a complaint against the actor for allegedly hurting women’s sentiments. Following which police registered the FIR under Indian Penal Code Sections 292 (sale of obscene books, etc), 293 (sale of obscene objects to young people), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and provisions of the Information Technology Act.