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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. 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.
Rahul dholakia biography of mahatma Films directed by Rahul Dholakia. Divyenndu is keen to do a horror film, wants to play a vampire. Ranvir Shorey. Tools Tools.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.
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
- ^And the award goes toThe Times of India, 9 August
- ^ abIn India, Showing Sectarian Pain to Eyes That Are ClosedThe New York Times, 20 February
- ^Jhunjhunwala, Jhunjhunwala (16 January ).
"Actors want to play gangsters because of the characters' sex appeal: Rahul Dholakia". Mint. Retrieved 8 February
- ^"About IMI - Faculty". Institute of Moving Images.Biography of mahatma gandhi Saiyami Kher steps into the heroic role of a firefighter in 'Agni', directed by Rahul Dholakia and streaming on Prime Video. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Raees director Rahul Dholakia hopes Pakistani artists will be allowed to work in films after Pakistan cricketers arrive in India. The online streaming platform's upcoming Hindi film "Agni," directed by Rahul Dholakia , is set to premiere on December 6th.
Retrieved 24 March
- ^director-turned-distributor Rahul Dholakia[dead link&#;]The Indian Express.
- ^Parzania director: 's National award winner, 30 August
- ^'Lamha' Interview[permanent dead link&#;]
- ^Kazmi, Nikhat (15 July ).
"Lamhaa: Movie Review". Times of India.
- ^"Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Update Excel Slate, 'Don 3,' 'Jee Le Zara' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^Rahul DholakiaThe New York Times.
- ^"53rd National Film Awards – ". Directorate of Film Festivals. It was also credited as the first Hindi film which was entirely shot in America. Renew Subscription. Sanjay Dutt. The producers of the Rs 3-crore Parzania , Dholakia is one of them, are currently in talks with potential Indian distributors.
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- ^"53rd Filmfare Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March
- ^'Rahul Dholakia' Wins Ramnath Goenka Memorial AwardIndiaGlitz, 11 January