To kick off our BGS Mumbai series, introducing someone whose work you have seen before you've met him. Siddharth Sharma is the founder of House On The Clouds, the iconic editorial wedding photography and filmography team behind the stunning soft photos under the sun you saw from Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s intimate wedding at their home. 

Rejecting the term ‘celebrity weddings’, he chooses instead to call them ‘artist weddings’, detailing the intricacies around catering to the requirements of couples who have a keen eye for the small moments, like a camera shutter clicking during a groom’s speech, or the clinking of bangles as the bride walks up the aisle on her big day. 

Siddharth was never a traditionally flamboyant or charismatic character. Whilst he started his career in engineering, he quotes ‘as a kid I always wanted to make films’. His charm is in his self proclaimed ‘introverted’ and slightly ‘awkward’ nature. Sometimes the quieter souls are the ones who see the world in the most colourful way. How relatable for some of us, right?

(0:00) - Introduction to Siddharth Sharma

(2:52) - Filling a creative void during his engineering career

(05:42) - Siddharth’s first camera

(06:55) - The first House on The Clouds wedding

(08:13) - I used to hate weddings

(11:00) - A HOTC ethos that has stuck from the first wedding

(15:07) - An underrated skill as an introverted founder

(21:20) - Working on huge ‘celebrity’ weddings

(25:56) - The growth of House on The Clouds

(31:45) - The filmmaking process

(40:05) - Moments in the wedding worth capturing

(45:20) - Managing couples’ expectations with virality, Vogue features etc.

(47:36) - Reflecting on regrets

(49:45) - Passions outside of photography

(55:35) - Why the name House on the Clouds

(58:19) - What does Siddharth have strong game in?

Find House On The Clouds on:  

Website: https://www.houseontheclouds.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseontheclouds