Chhau Campaign (Pranoy Sarkar for Shanti Banaras)
Chhau, performed in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand is where dance, combat, and myth collide.
Shanti Banaras, a family-owned sari brand that works with weaves from Banaras, conceptualizes and creates photo campaigns to showcase their textiles. In the Chhau campaign, they highlighted the dance form.
Chhau, Story, creative direction and photography: Pranoy Sarkar; Fashion direction and styling: Jahnvi Bansal; Chhau Teacher: Uma Kumari
Acknowledgment: Md. Dildar Ansari & Guru Tapan Kumar Pattnayak
Pranoy Sarkar is a photographer and creative director. He studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in New Delhi, India.