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Frame the Star: The final leg

Frame the Star’s final round saw six photographers and filmmakers scour Pune with the aim of framing two elegant Mercedes-Benz cars in the best way possible. Natasha Desai brings you the winners of this intense competition

Overdrive|Oct 22, 2016, 09:31:54 IST

After a fantastic semi-final round in Mumbai and New Delhi, three photographers and three filmmakers went on to the next round. The judging panel comprised of photographers Swapan Parekh, Prashant Godbole, Amit Ashar, Shantanu Sheorey and OVERDRIVE Editor-in-Chief Bertrand D’souza. At stake was a Mercedes-Benz car for the photography winner and an international driving experience for the filmmaking counterpart. With a brief to visualise the Mercedes-Benz philosophy ‘The best or nothing’, the six finalists set out in the varied terrain...

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