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Rahul Dholakia

Indian director

Rahul Dholakia is an Indian film director-producer-screenwriter, most known for his National Film Award-winning film, Parzania (Heaven & Hell On Earth) (),[1][2] prior to which he also made documentaries like Teenage Parents and New York Taxi Drivers.

Early life and education

Born in Mumbai, to Raksha and Parry Dholakia, an advertising professional, Rahul also has an elder sister Moha.

Rahul Dholakia is an Indian film director-producer-screenwriter, most known for his National Film Award-winning film, Parzania (Heaven & Hell On Earth) (), [1] [2] prior to which he also made documentaries like Teenage Parents and New York Taxi Drivers.

After completing his schooling from Campion School, Mumbai and Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai, he went on to do his Bachelors in Science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He is an Indian.[3]

Career

While still in college he started working in his father's advertising agency, Mora Ava.

He also worked with producer Babla Sen, for project for Channel 4, London, as production assistant and 10 documentaries later became a producer himself. Later, he started working with Everest Advertising in Mumbai as an assistant, growing up to become a producer.

Thereafter, he moved to New York City in , where, he did his master's degree in filmmaking from the New York Institute of Technology, and has been in India and Corona, California, United States ever since.[4][5] After making a couple of documentaries and commercials, and even running TV station, called 'TV Asia' for a while,[6] he made his feature film debut with the Hindi-English bilingual, Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar (), starring Paresh Rawal and Jimmy Shergill.

Biography of mahatma gandhi Rahul Dholakia is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who has worked on projects such as Parzania, Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar, Mumbai Cutting, Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir, Raees, Lakhon Mein Ek, and Society Kaam Se Gayi. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

His next film based on a real-life story of year-old Parsi boy, Azhar Mody, known as Parzan, who disappeared during the 28 February Gulbarg Society massacre, which took place during communal riots in Gujarat in , Parzania won him the National Film Award for [2]

After shooting in Kashmir, his next film Lamhaa, where Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu played the leads in a story based in Kashmir, was released to mixed reviews.[7][8] he has directed the film Raees, which was released on 25 January and received positive reviews.

Dholakia's upcoming film Agni is set to release in [9]

Filmography

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^And the award goes toThe Times of India, 9 August
  2. ^ abIn India, Showing Sectarian Pain to Eyes That Are ClosedThe New York Times, 20 February
  3. ^Jhunjhunwala, Jhunjhunwala (16 January ).

    "Actors want to play gangsters because of the characters' sex appeal: Rahul Dholakia". Mint.

    Rahul Dholakia is an acclaimed Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his drama film "Parzania", which earned him the National Film Award for Best Direction. Apart from feature films, he has also made documentaries, such as "Teenage Parents" and "New York Taxi Drivers".

    Retrieved 8 February

  4. ^"About IMI - Faculty". Institute of Moving Images. Retrieved 24 March
  5. ^director-turned-distributor Rahul Dholakia[dead link&#;]The Indian Express.
  6. ^Parzania director: 's National award winner, 30 August
  7. ^'Lamha' Interview[permanent dead link&#;]
  8. ^Kazmi, Nikhat (15 July ).

    "Lamhaa: Movie Review". Times of India.

  9. ^"Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Update Excel Slate, 'Don 3,' 'Jee Le Zara' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  10. ^Rahul DholakiaThe New York Times.
  11. ^"53rd National Film Awards – ". Directorate of Film Festivals.

    Rahul dholakia biography of mahatma Rahul Dholakia is an Indian film director - producer - screenwriter, most known for his National Film Award -winning film, Parzania (Heaven & Hell On Earth) (), [1][2] prior to which he also made documentaries like Teenage Parents and New York Taxi Drivers.

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  12. ^"53rd Filmfare Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March
  13. ^'Rahul Dholakia' Wins Ramnath Goenka Memorial AwardIndiaGlitz, 11 January

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