Still in Motion Interview: Indian DOP / Director of Photography / Cinematographer, Rajiv Jain ICS WICA
Still in Motion Interview: Indian DOP / Director of Photography / Cinematographer, Rajiv Jain ICS WICA
Rajeev Jain has traversed the globe as a famous Indian Cinematographer from Bollywood, and as one of the most acclaimed and sought-after best cinematographers in India working in non-fiction filmmaking today. As is the case with most people I talk with who have been devoted to making independent films for a long time, Rajeev’s career trajectory was far from a traditional one. The beginning of his film career was spent living in Mumbai, and then seven years were spent in Dubai and Nairobi, His work has taken him to close to forty countries, and he is fluent in Hindi and English. Just a week before departing for Kenya and all over Africa to shoot part of Lara’s long-form new project, Rajiv and I spent an afternoon chatting together at