Madhuri Dixit by Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Today, 16 September is the birth anniversary of one of India's greatest photographers, Gautam Rajadhyaksha. 

He did exquisite portraits of every major star, but his definitive muse was 'the' Madhuri Dixit. Easily all her best portraits were by him and him alone. Not only did she smile beatifically for him, the beautiful actress morphed herself as a model for his lens, as he experimented with light, look, mood and movement. 

When Gautam da died unexpectedly at age 60 back in 2011, she was away in the US and couldn't attend his funeral. When she was finally back in India, she paid rich tribute to him at an event during the Marathi book launch of Faces. 

RIP Gautam da. You were simply the best....