Jagdish Mali (18 January 1954 – 13 May 2013) was an Indian fashion and film photographer. He was the father of

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actress

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. In his career he took images of celebrities like

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etc.

Early life

Mali was born on 18 January 1954. He was not interested in school and studies and from his childhood he had a dream to become a professional photographer. He was brought up in the middle-class family living in Bandra East and his father was an artist.

Career

Mali worked for the cine magazine ''

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'' in the 1980s. During this period he photographed actress

for a span of about 10 years. His pictures of the actress are considered the best and have been selected to feature on the cover of the magazine. His other notable shots include that of actor

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for his film ''

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'' (1998) where Khan is seen in a black and white photograph packing a punch. Actress and social activist

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credits her career's launch to Mali. Mali's work has been compared and appreciated with his peers like

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and Ashok Salian. He had worked with various celebrities like

, Nina Gupta,

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. He also created portfolios of actors like

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after his father

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insisted.

Health and Death

In January 2013, Mali was reportedly found semi-nude wandering in the Mumbai suburban areas of

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. Model-actress

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and actor

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helped him. Khan, who runs an NGO named Being Human, blamed Mali's daughter for his condition. But Mali's daughter and his friends reportedly denied it and planned to take legal actions on Brar for giving wrong information to press, claiming it to be her

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. Mali had

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and needed regular

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injections. Mali died on 13 May 2013 at

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at the age of 59. The medical superintendent of the hospital reported the reason of his death to be multiple organ failure. He was suffering from

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for 15 years and had diabetes and high blood pressure. He was admitted on 1 May for a hip fracture. His funeral took place at the Shivaji Park Crematorium.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mali, Jagdish 1954 births 2013 deaths Indian fashion photographers Indian movie stills photographers 20th-century Indian photographers Artists from Mumbai Photographers from Maharashtra