Khushi Angelic Beauty from Mumbai and Me

Khushi Angelic Beauty from Mumbai and Me, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Khushi is one of the most cultured hijras I have ever met till date ,she is the epitome of beauty and humility , no arrogance no pride.

She is dignity grace and deathly charm, she can talk to you in poetic silence and mesmerize you with each sweet word.

She is polite soft spoken pianissimo.., and she is a very private person an accomplished dancer of Mumbai.

We keep in touch on phone and her guru is my guru too the Hijra icon Laxmi Narayan Tripathi.

We are actually Guru Bhai or brothers sharing a single guru.

I shoot Kushi and enjoy each frame , I shoot her as poet no gimmicks no metaphoric machinations.


I am a street photographer and I shoot her like one.

She is a devout person and this is the third occasion I was shooting her .

I first shot her when she was over generously fat at Simran Dancers birthday party at Madh Island.


Than we met last year at Haji Malang, I shot her with her chela Kareena Puja.

After Haji Malang she took my mobile no from my dear friend Marc De Clercq and called me and we have thus remained good friends.


Today I put all her Ajmer pictures shot this Urus 2010 in a separate set at Flickr as my tribute to this angelic Hijra Beauty of all time.

I have added her chela Kareena Hijra in this set for convenience.

Shooting hijras is not about delving in photography, or capturing an image for me it is breathing life in a picture as the poetry and drama of hijra life.

Yes I shoot Hijras differently.

I am a poet I paint with light the spectral soul of the Hijra .

This is my ultimate tribute to Khushi..

I am ashamed to call her a Hijra..she is more beautiful than the woman God created from the rib of man..this is a hijra created from the quintessential restless soul of Man.