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7 JUL 1963 RAKEYSH OM PRAKASH MEHRA

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Mehra in 2012
Born7 July 1963 (age 53)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materShri Ram College of Commerce
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1986–present
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Rang De Basanti (2006) and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). He is the writer and director of the films Aks (2001) and Delhi-6 (2009).

Early life[edit]

He was born on 7 July 1963 in Delhi.[1] His father worked for the Claridges hotel in New Delhi.[2] He was a part of the selection camp as a swimmer in the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi but was not selected in the final round.[3][4] He studied at Air Force Bal Bharti School, Lodi Road, New Delhi.

Personal life and thoughts[edit]

In 1992, Rakeysh married P.S. Bharathi.[5] The couple have a daughter, Bhairavi, and a son named Vedant.[2]
Mehra criticised the vote-bank politics behind the introduction of the Mandal Commission by VP Singh, and said it inspired him to pen the script of Rang De Basanti.[2]
Mehra has criticised India's education system as being too marks-driven, without any emphasis on actual achievement. Ridiculing the system, he said: "We'd started work on "96.7", till I realised it had become redundant, and I should work on a subject called 100%. It was about the education system. Perhaps I'll make it once I understand the whole system... perhaps my views are very lopsided right now. But the seeds have been sown,". He further added: "Imagine if Shakespeare goes to DU (Delhi University) and he's told, 'We can't take you based on stories you've written as your marksheet isn't that cool.' Or if a Leonardo, or Rabindranath Tagore goes there, and writes something called "Gitanjali" and they tell him, 'Mr Tagore, it's nice to write things such as 'Where the head is held high', but where is your marksheet?"[6]

Career[edit]

Mehra started off by selling vacuum cleaners for Eureka Forbes.[2] He established Flicks Motion Picture Company Private Limited in 1986, starting his career as an advertisement film maker. He has directed scores of television commercials for Indian and international clients such as Coke, Pepsi, Toyota, American Express and BPL. He has also directed music videos such as Aby Baby starring Amitabh Bachchan.
He then transited from being an ad-film maker to a feature film maker.[2]
In June 2001, his company released its first full-length feature film titled Aks, starring Amitabh Bachchan. Aks was moderately successful but was critically acclaimed for Bachchan's performances in the film.
His next release titled Rang De Basanti was released in 2006 and starred Aamir Khan and Soha Ali Khan. The film was a huge hit in India and did very well overseas. He received much acclaim for the film, winning Best Director awards at the 2006 Filmfare Award andNational Film Award as well as a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also officially chosen as India's entry to the Oscars.[7]
Sight & Sound magazine conducts a poll every ten years of the world's finest film directors to find out the Ten Greatest Films of All Time. This poll has been going since 1992, and has become the most recognised [8] poll of its kind in the world. In 2012 [9] Cyrus Frischvoted for "Rang De Basanti". Frisch commented: "Corruption became the subject of fierce debate in India after the major success of this film among youngsters."
Delhi-6, Mehera's next release, was in 2009 starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Waheeda Rehman, and Atul Kulkarni. The film got lukewarm critical response and did not perform very well at the box office.
Mehra was associated with the pre-production phase of several other films, none of which materialized, as of 2013. Such proposed film included: Bhairavi—about a family in the world of classical music where he wants to cast Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, andAbhishek Bachchan in principal roles—Raja and the legend of the flute (earlier tentatively titled Paanch Kaurav)—a mythical opus on the lines of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Lord of the Rings, with an estimated budget of Rs. 700 million.[10][11]
In 2009, Mehra was also reportedly working on a film based on the tragic love story of Punjab's Mirza-Sahibaan, with Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor.[12]
He then produced the film Teen They Bhai in 2011,[13] a film about three brothers who keep fighting amongst themselves, which was directed by Mrighdeep Lamba. However, the film neither won critical acclaim nor do well at the box-office.[10]
In 2013, Mehra directed the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag starring Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh, the legendary Indian sprinter. The film was a major commercial and critical success.
Mehra is currently working on Mirzya which is set in Rajasthan, a contemporary version of Mirza & Sahiba tragic love story. Mirzya would be casting two newcomers[14] - Anil Kapoor's son Harshvardhan Kapoor as Mirzya, and Saiyami Kher, the niece of talented actressTanvi Azmi and granddaughter of yesteryear's leading lady Usha Kiran as Sahiba. The film screenplay is written by Gulzar,[15] with music composed by Shankar Ehsaan and Loy and dance numbers as well as action scenes.[16]
He has also commissioned author-screenwriter Ashok Banker to script an original adventure thriller tentatively titled Raja. The script draws from ancient Indian mythology and contemporary adventure thrillers and revolves around the search for the lost city of Dwarka. In April 2014, Banker confirmed his working on the script based on a story by Mehra himself. The film is scheduled to go into production in 2015.

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2001AksYesYes
2006Rang De BasantiYesYesYesNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[17]
Filmfare Award for Best Film[18]
Filmfare Best Director Award
GIFA Best Director Award
GIFA Best Screenplay Award
Screen Award for Best Director[19]
Screen Award for Best Screenplay
Zee Cine Award for Best Film
Zee Cine Award for Best Director
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
2009Delhi-6YesYesYesNargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
2011Teen They BhaiYes
2013Bhaag Milkha BhaagYesYesNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Star Guild Awards for Best Director
Filmfare Best Movie Award
Filmfare Best Director Award
Zee Cine Award for Best Director
IIFA Award for Best Director
2016MirzyaYesYesYesFilming[16]
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Rang De Basanti and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He is the writer and director of the films Aks and Delhi-6.Wikipedia
Born: July 7, 1963 (age 53), New Delhi
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Education: Shri Ram College of Commerce
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