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Rajkumar Gupta is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 1976 at Hazaribagh (Inde)
Raj Kumar Gupta made his debut as a writer & director with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful ‘Aamir’ (2008). Shot with a shoestring budget, guerrilla style on the streets of Mumbai, this edgy thriller established Raj Kumar as a filmmaker to look out for and garnered several award nominations in the Best Debut Director category that year.
After penning the screenplay of ‘Barah Aana’ (2009), Raj Kumar Gupta wrote and directed ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011), based on the true story of the murder of Jessica Lal and the controversial trial of the case. This powerful drama featuring Rani Mukerjee and Vidya Balan drew rave reviews and set the box-office ringing. Nominated for several awards including the prestigious Filmfare & Screen Awards in the Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay categories, ‘No One Killed Jessica’ catapulted the filmmaker into the big league.
In 2013, Raj Kumar Gupta shifted gears by surprising his audience with the suspense comic caper ‘Ghanchakkar’. Starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan, the film drew an extremely divided response from both critics and viewers, but confirmed that the filmmaker wasn’t going to play by the conventional rules set by the industry.
Raj Kumar is currently working on the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller ‘Revolution 2020’ to be produced by Disney UTV. The film is scheduled to hit screens in early 2015.
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Rajkumar Gupta
After penning the screenplay of ‘Barah Aana’ (2009), Raj Kumar Gupta wrote and directed ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011), based on the true story of the murder of Jessica Lal and the controversial trial of the case. This powerful drama featuring Rani Mukerjee and Vidya Balan drew rave reviews and set the box-office ringing. Nominated for several awards including the prestigious Filmfare & Screen Awards in the Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay categories, ‘No One Killed Jessica’ catapulted the filmmaker into the big league.
In 2013, Raj Kumar Gupta shifted gears by surprising his audience with the suspense comic caper ‘Ghanchakkar’. Starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan, the film drew an extremely divided response from both critics and viewers, but confirmed that the filmmaker wasn’t going to play by the conventional rules set by the industry.
Raj Kumar is currently working on the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller ‘Revolution 2020’ to be produced by Disney UTV. The film is scheduled to hit screens in early 2015.
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No One Killed Jessica (2011)
, 2h16Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan, Yogendra Tiku, Rajesh Sharma, Neil Bhoopalam, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Rating71%
Ce film s'inspire de l'histoire vraie du meurtre de Jessica Lall, tuée d'une balle dans la tête en pleine soirée people à Delhi, le 29 avril 1999 pour la seule raison qu'elle refusa de servir un verre au fils d'un politicien. Malgré les 12 témoins, l'énergie de Sabrina, la sœur de Jessica pour obtenir justice et après 7 ans de procès, le meurtrier, Manu Sharma est acquitté. Les témoins qui étaient tout d'abord prêts à témoigner vont progressivement retourner leur veste et être incapables de reconnaitre Manu comme l'auteur du coup de feu. Cette injustice criante interpelle la presse et le Times of India titre alors en février 2006 "No One Killed Jessica". A la même époque, sort le film, Rang de Basanti (à voir aussi), qui appelle le citoyen à ne pas se laisser faire devant les puissants corrompus et encourage chacun, individuellement, à agir pour changer le système.
Jaagrti (1955)
Directed by Satyen Bose
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Abhi Bhattacharya, Bipin Gupta, Rajkumar Gupta, Mehmood Ali, Kanu Roy, Chandan Kumar
Rating77%
The film is about a spoiled rich kid, Ajay (Rajkumar Gupta), who is a problem child and is sent away to a boarding school by his grandfather. The board school is run by Shekhar (Abhi Bhattacharya). Shekhar tries to instill good values in the students using unorthodox teaching methods. He gains the students' trust and educates them about the heritage of their country and encourages them to become model citizens.
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Ghanchakkar (2013)
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Namit Das, Parvin Dabas
Rating58%
Sanjay (Emraan Hashmi) is a master safe cracker who maintains a casual lifestyle with his wife Neetu (Vidya Balan). He is offered the chance to assist with a bank robbery alongside two criminals, Pandit and Idris. The heist, if successful, will ensure that he never has to worry about money again, so he accepts the offer. The three thieves make off with 350 million rupees. While his associates lie low until the heat dies down, Sanjay hides the money, but when Pandit and Idris return for their share, they find that Sanjay has apparently lost his memory. To make sure they're not being cheated, the two move in with Sanjay until his memory returns.
No One Killed Jessica (2011)
, 2h16Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan, Yogendra Tiku, Rajesh Sharma, Neil Bhoopalam, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Rating71%
Ce film s'inspire de l'histoire vraie du meurtre de Jessica Lall, tuée d'une balle dans la tête en pleine soirée people à Delhi, le 29 avril 1999 pour la seule raison qu'elle refusa de servir un verre au fils d'un politicien. Malgré les 12 témoins, l'énergie de Sabrina, la sœur de Jessica pour obtenir justice et après 7 ans de procès, le meurtrier, Manu Sharma est acquitté. Les témoins qui étaient tout d'abord prêts à témoigner vont progressivement retourner leur veste et être incapables de reconnaitre Manu comme l'auteur du coup de feu. Cette injustice criante interpelle la presse et le Times of India titre alors en février 2006 "No One Killed Jessica". A la même époque, sort le film, Rang de Basanti (à voir aussi), qui appelle le citoyen à ne pas se laisser faire devant les puissants corrompus et encourage chacun, individuellement, à agir pour changer le système.
Aamir (2008)
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Genres Thriller
Actors Rajeev Khandelwal, Aishwarya, Rohitash Gaud, Shashanka Ghosh
Rating75%
The film begins with Dr. Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal) returning to Mumbai on vacation. Upon arrival at the airport, an unknown person hands him a cellphone. The caller asks him to follow instructions. Though initially reluctant, he sees a video in the phone and realizes that his family has been kidnapped. Not sure what to do, he hesitantly agrees to follow the instructions when told that his family will be released if he does so.
Scriptwriter
Ghanchakkar (2013)
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Namit Das, Parvin Dabas
Rating58%
Sanjay (Emraan Hashmi) is a master safe cracker who maintains a casual lifestyle with his wife Neetu (Vidya Balan). He is offered the chance to assist with a bank robbery alongside two criminals, Pandit and Idris. The heist, if successful, will ensure that he never has to worry about money again, so he accepts the offer. The three thieves make off with 350 million rupees. While his associates lie low until the heat dies down, Sanjay hides the money, but when Pandit and Idris return for their share, they find that Sanjay has apparently lost his memory. To make sure they're not being cheated, the two move in with Sanjay until his memory returns.
No One Killed Jessica (2011)
, 2h16Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan, Yogendra Tiku, Rajesh Sharma, Neil Bhoopalam, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Rating71%
Ce film s'inspire de l'histoire vraie du meurtre de Jessica Lall, tuée d'une balle dans la tête en pleine soirée people à Delhi, le 29 avril 1999 pour la seule raison qu'elle refusa de servir un verre au fils d'un politicien. Malgré les 12 témoins, l'énergie de Sabrina, la sœur de Jessica pour obtenir justice et après 7 ans de procès, le meurtrier, Manu Sharma est acquitté. Les témoins qui étaient tout d'abord prêts à témoigner vont progressivement retourner leur veste et être incapables de reconnaitre Manu comme l'auteur du coup de feu. Cette injustice criante interpelle la presse et le Times of India titre alors en février 2006 "No One Killed Jessica". A la même époque, sort le film, Rang de Basanti (à voir aussi), qui appelle le citoyen à ne pas se laisser faire devant les puissants corrompus et encourage chacun, individuellement, à agir pour changer le système.
Barah Aana (2009)
, 1h37Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Arjun Mathur, Naseeruddin Shah, Violante Placido, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Vijay Raaz, Jayati Bhatia
Rating66%
Set in today’s Mumbai, Barah Aana revolves around three friends: Shukla, a driver, Yadav, a watchman, and Aman, a waiter. Shukla is an older man, stoic and steady. Yadav, in his 30s, is meek and something of a pushover at work, but exhibits an underlying mischievous nature. Aman, on the other hand, is young, dynamic, and ambitious. In typical Mumbai fashion, the three are roommates, and the clash of their personalities regularly results in humorous, tongue-in-cheek banter.
Aamir (2008)
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
Genres Thriller
Actors Rajeev Khandelwal, Aishwarya, Rohitash Gaud, Shashanka Ghosh
Rating75%
The film begins with Dr. Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal) returning to Mumbai on vacation. Upon arrival at the airport, an unknown person hands him a cellphone. The caller asks him to follow instructions. Though initially reluctant, he sees a video in the phone and realizes that his family has been kidnapped. Not sure what to do, he hesitantly agrees to follow the instructions when told that his family will be released if he does so.