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{{short description|Indian fashion photographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jagdish Mali
| image = Jagdish Mali image.jpg
| alt = An bearded Indian man with spectacle standing, smiling, a black cap around his head
| caption = Jagdish Mali at the 1st Bharat and Dorris makeup and hair style awards ceremony in 2009
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1954|01|18}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|05|13|1954|01|18}}
| death_place = Mumbai, India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Photographer
| known_for =
| children = [[Antara Mali]]
}}
'''Jagdish Mali''' (18 January 1954 – 13 May 2013) was an Indian fashion and film photographer. He was the father of [[Bollywood]] actress [[Antara Mali]].<ref name=MidDay>{{cite news|title=Ace photographer, Jagdish Mali passes away|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/may/130513-antara-mali-father-jagdish-mali-passes-away-bollywood-photographer.htm|accessdate=13 May 2013|newspaper=MidDay|date=13 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Zee News">{{cite news|title=Ace Bollywood photographer Jagdish Mali is no more|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/ace-bollywood-photographer-jagdish-mali-is-no-more_134286.htm|accessdate=13 May 2013|newspaper=Zee News|date=13 May 2013}}</ref> In his career he took images of celebrities like [[Rekha]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Irrfan Khan]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Shabana Azmi]] etc.<ref name="IBN Live 10 images">{{cite news|title=Rekha to Antara Mali: 10 captivating images clicked by Jagdish Mali|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13443.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608011351/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13443.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2013|accessdate=13 May 2013|newspaper=IBN Live|date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Mali was born on 18 January 1954.<ref name="Better Photogaphy bio">{{cite web|title=Jagdish Mali|url=http://betterphotography.in/2013/05/13/jagdish-mali/|publisher=Better Photography|accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> 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|Bandra East]] and his father was an artist.<ref name=packup>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-14/news-interviews/39229225_1_jagi-jagdish-mali-rekha | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609191153/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-14/news-interviews/39229225_1_jagi-jagdish-mali-rekha | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2013 | title=Jagdish Mali's camera packs up | date=14 May 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | author=Iyer, Meena}}</ref>

==Career==

Mali worked for the cine magazine ''[[Cine Blitz]]'' in the 1980s. During this period he photographed actress [[Rekha]] 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.<ref name=Magic/> His other notable shots include that of actor [[Aamir Khan]] for his film ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'' (1998) where Khan is seen in a black and white photograph packing a punch.<ref name=packup/> Actress and social activist [[Kavita Radheshyam]] credits her career's launch to Mali.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/05/13/kavita-radheshyam-gets-emotional-after-jagdish-malis-demise/ | title=Kavita Radheshyam gets emotional after Jagdish Mali's demise | date=13 May 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013 | author=Saif, Faisal}}</ref>

Mali's work has been compared and appreciated with his peers like [[Gautam Rajadhyaksha]] and [[Ashok Salian]].<ref name=packup/> He had worked with various celebrities like [[Anupam Kher]], [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Nina Gupta]], [[Manoj Bajpai]]. He also created portfolios of actors like [[Luv Sinha]] after his father [[Shatrughan Sinha]] insisted.<ref name=Creativity>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jagdish-mali-lensman-with-rare-creativity/1115322/ | title=Jagdish Mali: Lensman with rare creativity | newspaper=[[Indian Express]] | date=13 May 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013 | author=Dipti Nagpaul D'souza}}</ref>

==Health and death==
In January 2013, Mali was reportedly found semi-nude wandering in the Mumbai suburban areas of [[Andheri]]. Model-actress [[Mink Brar]] and actor [[Salman Khan]] helped him. Khan, who runs an NGO named [[Being Human (NGO)|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 [[publicity stunt]]. Mali had [[diabetes]] and needed regular [[insulin]] injections.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Jagdish-Mali-s-family-plans-legal-action-against-Mink-Brar/Article1-995501.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121020847/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Jagdish-Mali-s-family-plans-legal-action-against-Mink-Brar/Article1-995501.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 January 2013 | title=Jagdish Mali's family plans legal action against Mink Brar | newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=20 January 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Salman-Khan-reacts-to-Antara-Mali-s-statement-on-her-father/Article1-992675.aspx | title=Salman Khan reacts to Antara Mali's statement on her father | newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=18 January 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407165821/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Salman-Khan-reacts-to-Antara-Mali-s-statement-on-her-father/Article1-992675.aspx | archivedate=7 April 2013 }}</ref>

Mali died on 13 May 2013 at [[Nanavati hospital]] in [[Mumbai]] at the age of 59.<ref name=MidDay /><ref name=Magic/> The medical superintendent of the hospital reported the reason of his death to be multiple organ failure. He was suffering from [[liver cirrhosis]] for 15 years and had diabetes and high blood pressure. He was admitted on 1 May for a hip fracture.<ref name=Magic>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1834284/report-jagdish-mali-s-lens-made-magic-with-many-bollywood-faces | title=Jagdish Mali's lens made magic with many Bollywood faces | newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=14 May 2013 | accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref>

His funeral took place at the [[Shivaji Park Crematorium]].<ref name=Creativity/>

== References ==
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==External links==
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