Post-Chat Q & A with Rajiv Jain, Indian Kenyan Cinematographer, Bhartendu Natya Academy of Dramatic Arts Graduate – Lucknow, India
Post-Chat Q & A with Rajiv Jain, Indian Kenyan Cinematographer, Bhartendu Natya Academy of Dramatic Arts Graduate – Lucknow, India
The following questions were submitted during our chat with Rajeev Jain, but went unanswered during the session.
Wahi: Rajiv, why did you choose cinematography and not photography?
Rajeev Jain: It’s more like it chose me. While studying drama at the graduate level I began to study still photography with a fabulous man named Surendra Jijaji. He had been one of the photographers working along with theater groups for the living during the depression. He was the most inspiring teacher I had ever met, and my love of still photography grew to the point where I thought I would prefer to pursue a career there, rather than as a cinematographer. I