HT Brunch Cover Story: Selfie slick with Ishaan Khatter

Painters used to be the only people capable of self-portraiture, but now we are all at it. Actor Ishaan Khatter shoots innovative, self-timed selfies during lockdown, and asks: Do selfies signal the death of vanity?

Every photograph of Ishaan Khatter in this edition of HT Brunch, including the cover image, has been shot by Ishaan himself. These are selfies and they are so next-level that it appears to us that the just three-screen-story-old (so far) 24-year-old actor may want to switch careers at some point.

Ishaan explains there’s more to selfie than vanity when the selfie-taker is an actor. (Wardrobe: Jordan)(Ishaan Khatter)

“Selfies are the new mirrors. They can be a very effective tool for actors.” —Ishaan khatter

Ishaan calls this a ‘jugaadu’ shot which he took, through a foam roller using a self-timer (Ishaan Khatter)

Ishaan explains that for this picture, he put a mirror next to him and took a high angle shot by holding his arm up. (Wardrobe: Pull & Bear) (Ishaan Khatter)

For this shot, Ishaan invented his own kind of kaleidoscopic selfie using his Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award trophy (Ishaan Khatter)

“I have seen the devotion and determination bhai [Shahid Kapoor] has put in. We act because we love the craft.” —Ishaan khatter

Ishaan is happy with himself after cracking some trippy pictures using a Nickelodeon trophy! (Ishaan Khatter)

Ishaan with his brother and actor Shahid Kapoor

“Indian cinema is coming of age. About time… it’s over 100 years old!” —Ishaan khatter

Ishaan believes that this generation of actors is far more fortunate with opportunities (Ishaan Khatter)