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Mehra was an avid swimmer in his younger days. He was initially selected as part of the Indian contingent for the 1982 Asian Games; however, he could not pass the final round of the selection process. After graduating from college, Mehra started off his career as a Vacuum Cleaner salesman with Eureka Forbes.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian film director, occasional actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the drama Rang De Basanti (2006) and the biographical sports film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Director .
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is a director, writer and producer who established Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures (Romp) in India. Romp has cultivated in them an attitude to pioneer the way for the new wave and new age cinema from India, by identifying talent (writers & directors) from India and telling Indian stories to the world.
Apr 17, 2024 · From Rang De Basanti to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, here's every movie directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ranked and where to stream them.
Sep 5, 2021 · National Award-winning filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who grew up in Delhi, on his memoir, what brought about his best-known work and why one has to be the change one wants to see.
Jul 26, 2023 · Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra shares how he battled alcoholism after Delhi 6: 'First I was angry, then came denial...' July 26, 2023 7:48 pm. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 2009 satirical drama Delhi 6 didn't do well at the box office upon its release and its failure had a deep impact on the filmmaker.
Jul 30, 2021 · Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Telling India's story. Much like his films, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s recently released autobiography, The Stranger in the Mirror, is also a grand narrative. Listen to Story. Advertisement. Indian filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; Photo by Amal KS/ Getty Images. Shreevatsa Nevatia.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) in a Hindu Punjabi Family in New Delhi. He is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Rang De Basanti (2006), for which he won Best Director awards at the 2006 Filmfare Awards and National Film Awards and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign ...
Oct 5, 2016 · Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: On a Quest, Quietly. A college play he had seen thirty years ago provides the emotional ballast to the new love story directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Divya Unny | 05 Oct, 2016. When you walk into filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bandra office, you get a sense of nostalgia.
Jul 26, 2021 · For Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, 58, who made his cinematic debut with Aks in 2001, movies are the mirror he holds up to society so it can see itself for what it is. It isn’t always pretty. But he doesn’t believe in averting his gaze.
