Director Ramesh Modi displays his artwork

An exhibition of photographs and paintings by director Ramesh Modi is on in Mumbai this weekend
More than one hundred paintings and photographs that include water, oil colours and sketches are on display at this exhibition being held at a suburban hall. The artist is a poet, writer and director and has been associated with the film industry since the last 25 years.
At the opening of the event on June 1, Bollywood personalities Shakti Kapoor and Mukesh Rishi were present.
Talking about his interest in paintings and poems, Ramesh Modi said that he used to paint and write poetry when he was in school. When he came to Mumbai, his friend encouraged him to display them at the Bengali Art Club. His paintings, which had a poem on the bottom, were a hit.
When asked about his photography he said that he once clicked the photographs of his village swallowed up by river Brahmaputra. When he got the films washed in Mumbai, the studio asked him who shot the pictures. Afraid that the pictures were bad, Ramesh Modi said that it was shot by someone in his village. The studio owner said that they were good photos and Ramesh Modi got a boost in his confidence, although did not get credit for the photos. He said that he couldn’t pursue his hobbies for a long time after entering the Hindi movie industry.
The exhibition titled ‘Dialogue with Silence’ is on till June 3 at the Vagad Banquet Hall at Adarsh Nagar, New Link Road, Andheri (W) from 11 am to 8 pm.