Little did he know that his photographs would captivate Bollywood.

Rakesh Shreshtha, a byline in most film magazines every month, believes that to be a superstar, "you don't have to be a great actor or a model…you have to be a nice human being."

He has shot so many celebrities that it is hard for him to short-list only a few.

Rujuta Paradkar found out how he captured some of the biggest names in Bollywood on film.

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