In the '80s he was one of the busiest photographers in tinseltown. Rushing from one studio to the next, his camera clicking fast and furious, creating one memorable magazine cover after another. For five years he reigned as the film industry's most sought after photographers. And then he realised he had reached a saturation point. Every day was Monday. Every session seemed like the last. The same Faces, the same photographs. After six Years in show business, Haresh, drained of his creativity and his enthusiasm, quit photographing stars. London was beckoning, with an offer to shoot for an international fashion magazine. It was time to change lanes.

Once in London, he worked with an ace photographer, picking up new techniques, newer tricks of the trade, But after five years of self imposed exile from Bollywood, Haresh was back. "I couldn't stay away any longer", he confesses. Only to find that everything had changed. A new crop of star had emerged, stars he was not familiar with and couldn't easily communicate with. He was momentarily disheartend, but with the encouragement of few friends like Ayesha, Tabu and Raveena, and old buddies like Jackie, Haresh geared himself up for another struggle.

In 1995 he opened his own studio and this time it wasn't only film folk who graced it. He accepted all kinds of assignments, shooting and film makers, politicians and business tycoons, besides the occasional film star. "But I have to admit," Haresh says," shooting filmstars is still the most satisfying. Not just because this world of glitz and glamour continues to fascinate me, but also because this is the only field of photography where everyone, from the makeup man and hairdresser to the designer and photographer, gets due credit. Shooting stars is also the fastest and easiest way to name, fame and big money."