Raj Singh Chaudhary is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Early life and career
Chaudhary was born in
Darjeeling
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, India. After pursuing a career in modelling and earning his degree in software engineering from
BMS College of Engineering, he opened his own software company in
Bangalore
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. When Chaudhary was defrauded by his business partners, he took an opportunity to move to
Mumbai
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to pursue a new career in acting. Chaudhary was inspired to write his own script after seeing the film ''
Satya
(Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "truth" or "essence.“ In Indian religions, it refers to a kind of virtue found across them. This virtue most commonly refers to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and act ...
'' with its script written by
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to films, the Government of France made him a Knight of the Ordre ...
. Drawing on experiences from his college days, he worked on his script which focused on the practice of
ragging
Ragging is the term used for the so-called "initiation ritual" practiced in higher education institutions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The practice is similar to hazing in North America, fagging in the UK, in France, in ...
, the physical and mental abuse of students in educational institutions. After the film in which he was supposed to appear fell through, Chaudhary took his script to director Kashyap who became his mentor.
Kashyap wrote a new screenplay based on Chaudhary's original script for what would eventually become the film ''Gulaal''. Chaudhary played the lead character and earned praise.
In addition to his work on ''Gulaal'', Chaudhary also assisted on the set of ''
Black Friday'' while playing a primary character and wrote the short story on which ''
No Smoking'' is based. He next appeared in Sushil Rajpal's film ''
Antardwand
''Antardwand'' () is a 2010 Indian film co-written, produced, and directed by Sushil Rajpal. The film stars Raj Singh Chaudhary and Swati Sen in the leading roles while Vinay Pathak and Akhilendra Mishra play supporting roles. Made on a budget ...
'' which won the 2007
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues
The National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals
The Directorate of Film Festivals in India was an organisation that initiated and presented t ...
and was released in 2010;
Filmography
Acting credits
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Living people
People from Darjeeling
Male actors in Hindi cinema
1975 births