Photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha passes away

Mumbai, Sep 13 Ace fashion photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away here early Tuesday following a massive heart attack, family sources said. He was 61.

Rajadhyaksha was very popular among film personalities and worked on portraits of almost all the leading stars of the Indian film industry.

A cousin of writer and socialite Shobha De, Rajadhyaksha was a keen collector of opera recordings and had held several talk shows on the subject. He was also involved with projects concerning Western and Indian classical music.

'My darling Gautam Rajadhyaksha no more. Saddened beyond belief. Farewell confidante-cousin. Thank you for your generous love and soft focus memories,' tweeted De after his demise.