Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He directed ''
Dear Friend Hitler
''Dear Friend Hitler'', released in India as ''Gandhi to Hitler'', is a 2011 Indian war drama film based on letters written by Mahatma Gandhi to the leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany and Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler. ...
'' which was premiered at
Cannes Film Festival in 2011. It was described by Duane Byrge as inept, "contrived" and "uber-awful" in ''
The Hollywood Reporter''.
Kumar has a post-graduate degree in Hindi Literature from
Hindu College, University of Delhi
Hindu College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in sciences, humanities, social sciences and commerce.
In 2022, it is ranked 2nd nationally by National ...
. He participated in several stage plays as director, writer, actor including productions such as ''
Oedipus
Oedipus (, ; grc-gre, Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby ...
'', ''
Punch Light
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* Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
* Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice
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Places
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'', ''
Sakharam Binder'', ''
Jaati Hi Poocho Sadhu Ki'', ''
Holi'', ''
Antigone'', and ''
West Side Story''. He also produced and directed TV serials such as ''
Zameer'' for
DD1 in partnership with
Subhash Ghai Subhash may refer to:
People
* Subhash Agarwal, Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker
* Subhash Awchat (born 1960), Indian artist and author based in Mumbai
* Subhash Bapurao Wankhede (born 1963), Indian politician ...
's
Mukta Arts
Mukta Arts Limited is an Indian film production company, headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1978, the company is involved in the production, distribution, exhibition and education in cinema and creative arts and production of digital softw ...
.
He started his filming career as a writer with the Hindi writer
Manohar Shyam Joshi and the filmmakers
Imtiaz Ali,
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 several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...
and
Abhinav Kashyap.
References
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External links
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Living people
Film directors from Bihar
Year of birth missing (living people)