Rahul Dholakia
Rahul Dholakia | |
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Born | Mumbai, India |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | Rahul Dholakia |
Rahul Dholakia is an Indian
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
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
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 2017 and received positive reviews. Dholakia's upcoming film Agni is set to release in 2024.[9]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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2002 | Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar | Yes | No | No | |
2007 | Parzania[10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | National Film Award for Best Direction |
2008 | Mumbai Cutting | Yes | No | Yes | segment "Bombay Mumbai Same Shit" |
2010 | Lamhaa | Yes | No | Yes | |
2017 | Raees | Yes | No | Yes |
Awards and honours
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref |
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2007 | National Film Awards | Parzania | Best Director | Won | [11] |
2008 | Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [12] | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Screen Awards | Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award | Won | [13] |
References
- ^ And the award goes to... The Times of India, 9 August 2007
- ^ a b In India, Showing Sectarian Pain to Eyes That Are Closed The New York Times, 20 February 2007.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Jhunjhunwala (16 January 2017). "Actors want to play gangsters because of the characters' sex appeal: Rahul Dholakia". Mint. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "About IMI - Faculty". Institute of Moving Images. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ director-turned-distributor Rahul Dholakia[dead link] The Indian Express.
- ^ Parzania director: 2006's National award winner Rediff.com, 30 August 2006.
- msn.com.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (15 July 2010). "Lamhaa: Movie Review". Times of India.
- ^ "Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Update Excel Slate, 'Don 3,' 'Jee Le Zara' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Rahul Dholakia The New York Times.
- ^ "53rd National Film Awards – 2006". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 30. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "53rd Filmfare Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ 'Rahul Dholakia' Wins Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award IndiaGlitz, 11 January 2008.
External links
- http://www.rahuldholakia.com/
- Rahul Dholakia at IMDb
- Rahul Dholakia at Allmovie.