Charan doesn’t talk much about how his modest upbringing shaped him into India’s first out gay pornstar breaking barriers. When we met in Goa back in 2019, he was juggling bodybuilding competitions, a long-distance lover, and dreams of becoming a trainer. His body was a sight for sore eyes and he played with the desire men held for him to his advantage, somewhere we bonded. He mentioned wanting to start an OnlyFans, a platform where fans could see him at his best. I tossed him ideas; he tossed back that “we’ll see” grin.
That session stayed with me. Not just the photos—the hunger to push further, even when it got messy. After a brutal gym session in my building, we headed upstairs. Clothes off. Camera out. The portraits were raw, unfiltered—just Charan, no pretenses.
I had this idea to pour milk over his chest—let it splash over his body, catching the droplets in motion. It was messy, chaotic, and beautiful. My camera at the time struggled to capture the movement, so I switched to my phone and kept snapping and pouring. This was the result of stitching, superimposing and blending multiple snaps taken in quick succession. It was electric: the contrast of white milk against his dark skin. It was hot, in a way that opened my mind to experiment with other fluids on skin.
(More of Charan and BTS in future posts. Video clips in this post for paid members)
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