I find this picture absolutely stunning. Her eyes really speak!

To carry off a calendar picture with just your face is quite a lot. Finally, you're seeing such a tight close up for an entire month. And she looks right back at you. Interaction is very important. When you're looking at a calendar, there has to be some kind of story in the picture.

This time, in my calendar, I've accentuated more on the eyes. It's a desk calendar, and it must speak to you. A wall calendar is bigger, usually kept at a distance, you can get away with body language. But for a desk calendar, there has to be a connection for the person who's viewing it.

Just like Rani is a director's actor, she needs to exactly understand what the photographer has in mind. But there have been times when she does not like the concepts I have in mind. It happened in the 2004 calendar, I think. I wanted to do a dark, arty picture, with heavy shadows. But she didn't like the 'dark' concept. She was like, 'You want to shoot me in the dark every time!'

I'm always open to suggestions. Besides, finally, they're doing the calendar just for me. They have no purpose behind it. They don't charge me money for it. In fact, that's why I don't sell the calendar. If they don't charge me, I have no right to make money on them.

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