He's been around for ages. From ad films and music videos to film pubilicity stills, photographer Jagdish Mali has done it all.

Besides his campaigns for Chandrika soap, Colgate, Parag saris and Vinayak saris, he also worked for films like Thakshak, Bulandi, Ghulam, Aag Ka Dariya and Phool Aur Kaante. He is also the recipient of the Minatai Thackeray Award for the Best Work in Photography.

From Jaya Bachchan and Dimple Kapadia to Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherji, Jagdish has captured beauty over the years. An exhibition of his works was held recently in Mumbai and the photographer shares with us memories of some of his most timeless pictures.

Click here for a look at those candid camera shots.

Text: Ronjita Kulkarni
Photographs: Jagdish Mali
Design: Uday Kuckian