commercial. I had never shot 35 mm film, so I was shocked. I still remember the slate with my name on it. That was a magic moment. The commercial came out good, and that lead to other commercials, mainly in India. Shooting commercials, I learned how to collaborate with many different people, jumping from one project to another with many different looks and locations. I think I have applied a lot of what I learned from shooting commercials on to shooting features. It is not a conscious thing. I was just in so many different situations solving the same types of problems.
QUESTION: Who were some of the cinematographers you worked with on commercials?
RAJIV JAIN: I worked with K.K. Mahajan, Binod Pradhan, Vikas Sivaraman and then Ashok Mehta.
QUESTION: Did you move back and forth between commercials and feature?
RAJIV JAIN: I did almost one feature film in