Dabboo Ratnani is one of the top photographers of the Bollywood Film Industry. He is now back with the 21st edition of his Celebrity calendar- this year featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Parineeti Chopra, John Abraham, Anushka Sharma, Sunny Leone, Tiger Shroff, Bhumi Pednekar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon, Vicky Kaushal, Kartik Aaryan, Varun Dhawan and Ananya Pandey.
Kiara's bold topless photoshoot has raised a lot of eyebrows and recently, netizens pointed out that the photograph's idea was allegedly plagiarised from the work of German photographer Marie Bärsch. Now Dabboo Ratnani has responded to these allegations, with a picture of his photoshoot with Tabu dating back to 2001, and says he admits to plagiarising his own self, and nobody else. He also added "Guess if I can reuse my camera, I can definitely repeat my own concept".
The calendar released a month late as the photographer's mother had passed away recently. But striving back, recovering from this tragedy, Dabboo has launched his celebrity calendar this year with stellar stars. These calendars are not for sale, as Mr. Ratnani gifts it to the media, film stars, friends and family. Since 2000, nearly 101 actors have featured in Dabboo Ratnani's calendars. This year's edition was launched on the February 17, 2020.