Actress Aishwarya Rai remembers fashion photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, who died Tuesday, as a loving and special person.

"Saddened by this news...he was such a loving, special person. Deep condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace and he will be missed!" Aishwarya said in a statement.

Rajadhyaksha passed away in Mumbai early Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 61.

In one of his earlier interviews Rajadhyaksha, had said that from Nutan, Hema Malini, Lata Mangeshkar to Madhuri Dixit, Lisa Ray and Aishwarya, all were his favourite muses.