Sooni Taraporevala
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 68 |
| Born | Mumbai |
| India | |
| Artworks | Monsoon evening at Worli Seaface |
| On view | National Gallery of Modern Art |
| Spouse | Dr. Firdaus Bativala |
| Children | Iyanah Bativala |
| Jahan Bativala | |
| Job | Photographer |
| Screenwriter | |
| Filmmaker | |
| Education | New York University |
| Harvard University | |
| Queen Mary School | |
| The Cathedral And John Connon School | |
| Books | Salaam Bombay! |
| Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India | |
| Movies/Shows | Salaam Bombay! |
| Mississippi Masala | |
| Such a Long Journey | |
| My Own Country | |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | |
| The Namesake | |
| Little Zizou | |
| Mumbai Direct | |
| Girl Rising | |
| Yeh Ballet | |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare |
| Best Screenplay Award | |
| Padma Shri | |
| Works | Godrej Typewriter Factory |
| Cosmopolitan Bombay | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1957 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 511267 |
Sooni Taraporevala Life story
Sooni Taraporevala is an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker who is the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, all directed by Mira Nair.
In photos: Throwback to life on Indian streets
In the Age Of mobile phones and Social Media , everyone is a bit of a photographer, drawing hordes of fans on their Instagram accounts. But a gallery in India recently held an exhibition Looking Back on The Time -honoured tradition of street photography.
A Collection of 23 photographs, The Black and white streetscapes were shot by Ketaki Sheth, Pablo Bartholomew , Raghu Rai and Sooni Taraporevala - Some of the country's most acclaimed Photographers .
The photographs span The Time between 1970 and 2000, and offer a view of The Golden period of street photography in India, when Photographers - Tucked behind their cameras - would roam The Streets , observing, engaging and capturing the nuances of daily life.
" It was a time when permission and consent were not negotiated in writing and The Photographer could photograph with tacit understanding from passers-by, " according to Delhi-based PHOTOINK, which organised The Show .
" Photographing The Street has increasingly become a complex and contested space today, surveillance and privacy issues notwithstanding. Everyone with a Mobile Phone is now a street photographer. "
Here's a selection of Some of the pictures from The Show :
Source of news: bbc.com
Sooni Taraporevala Photos
