Atul Kasbekar is an Indian fashion photographer and Bollywood film producer. He is known for the Kingfisher Calendar shoot.
Wiki/Biography
Atul Kasbekar was born on Thursday, 22 April 1965 in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He did his schooling at Campion School, Mumbai. He pursued his graduation at Jai Hind College, Mumbai. Subsequently, he joined UDCT (now Institute of Chemical Technology), Mumbai for chemical engineering however, he dropped out after the first year as he wanted to pursue his career in photography. In 1998, he got graduated from the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, US. Later, he took one year of training in photography in Los Angeles where he worked with photographers like Dennis Gray, Ron Slenzak, James B Wood, Jay Silverman, Jay P Morgan, Bill Werts and David Le Bon.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6’3″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Atul belongs to a middle-class Konkani speaking family from Mumbai.
Parents & Siblings
Childhood Image of Atul with his mother
Parents of Atul
Atul has three elder sisters, Leena Preeti, and Sarika. His sister Leena was conferred the State award called the Inns Bruck Award for innovation and research at MCI in 2020. His sister Preeti is a realtor in New Jersey.
Atul with his three elder sisters
Childhood picture of Atul with his elder sister Preeti
Wife & Children
Atul’s wife’s name is Vandana Kasbekar.
Atul has twins, one daughter, Naomi, and a son, Arnav Kasbekar. They are born on 16 September.
Picture of Atul with his children and wife
Career
In Photography
In 1990, Atul Kasbekar returned to India from the US. In 1991, he started his own photography studio, Negative Space. He worked with many celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Lisa Haydon, Deepika Padukone, Nargis Fakhri, Esha Gupta, and Shobita Dhulipal for the Kingfisher Calendar. He did shoots of more than ten editions of the Kingfisher Calendar at places like Mauritius (2003), Thailand (2004), South Africa (2005), Australia (2006), France-French Riviera (2007), India-Goa, Andaman, Ladakh and Udaipur (2008), Andaman Sea (2009), Maldives (2010), Mauritius (2011), and Negombo-Sri Lanka (2012).
Atul during the Kingfisher Calendar shoot
In Business
In 2007, Atul started a celebrity management company, Entertainment Solutions, in which he partnered with the leading international and national brands including PepsiCo, Nestle, HUL, ITC, Airtel, Kingfisher, Samsung, P&G, Sony, Swarovski, LG Mobiles, L’Oreal, Marico, Levi Strauss, Hublot, Toshiba, Panasonic, Canon, Johnson & Johnson, Nerolac, Teachers choice, Flipkart, and the Swatch Group. His company’s prominent clients are Vidya Balan, Manoj Bajpayee, Amol Parashar, Kangana Ranaut, Paresh Rawal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sayani Gupta, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Rahul Bose, Harleen Sethi, Purab Kohli, Kabir Bedi, Sakshi Tanwar, Cyrus Broacha, and Arjan Bajwa. Later, Atul Kasbekar launched the company, Corporate Image, which manages the identity of the top management and spokespersons within an organization. Kasbekar has worked with many corporate leaders including Ratan Tata, Vijay Mallya, and Anil Ambani.
Film Producer
Apart from photography and business, Atul is also a film producer. He produced films like Devdas in 2002, Neerja in 2016, Tumhari Sulu in 2017, Why Cheat India in 2019, and Looop Lapeta in 2022.