person in a sweet shop he is almost 59 and has always wanted to be an actor that did not happen but he dresses up as different god and goddesses and freedom fighters and goes about the city so does he just go looking for impersonators no i look for interesting people from different cultures who are linked to our surroundings in one way or the other rural and urban india is very vibrant there are many things all around you i just look at whats immediately next to me people and whats going on in their lives portraiture is my fave genre for me these are all great heroes we go pay money and watch plays in the theatre but just observe and you will see people are living out a theatrical life out here in real life when i start documenting vidyasagar he told me he dreamt of going to chennai to live as mgr and meet the icon himself his passion and dedication touched me and through him i have tried to capture the vulnerability warmth and acceptance of a man who is so loved that even someone masquerading as him gets accepted without questions it also touched a chord deep in me perhaps passed down to me from my grandfather for theatre play acting so i started masquerading as mgr after vidyasagar passed away its like carrying forward a legacy for me some days i am mgr the politician but for the biennale inauguration i was actor mgr i feel a connect now and i am deeply humbled by the thought that because of me many foreigners across the world know the living god mgr nowbut despite being a celebrated photographer now city life has lost its charm for shiva now i go to bangalore or any other city where my work takes me but home is back in ramnagar he says and pauses again ramnagar yes yes he laughs gleefully the same village that was the backdrop of amitabh bachchans legendary movie sholay gabbar singhs village ask him what he does there and he starts with what can be a fine oscar speech i have a twoacre land there my moms with me i love her and my two cows im a simple farmer i love my village life i love the atmosphere i am happy i am reliving my childhood memories he says and the wife i am single he says and between uproarious laughter adds i am looking for a rich lady to marry she has to support my career let me know if theres anyone in chennai