Sushil Rajpal is an Indian director and producer. He was born and brought up in

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. He is alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and famous for directing his

National Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian P ...

winning film ''Antardwand''.

Early life

Sushil Rajpal was born and brought up in Gorakhpur P He studied at Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi and then at

Hansraj College Hansraj College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. Established in 1948 and situated in the Delhi University North Campus, it is considered as one of the best colleges in India having produced a large and not ...

, Delhi. He joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is director of National Award winner film ''Antardwand'' in which almost entire cast was from Bihar and he is also native of Bihar.

Career

He started his Bollywood career with the film ''

Diksha Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा, IAST: dīkṣā) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–s ...

'' as an Assistant Cinematographer. Sushil Rajpal, whose directorial debut, true to life 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 ...

, received 95% of the good reviews and accolades from the industry, including a National Award. ''Antardwand'' (; English translation: ''Inner conflict'') 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 Vinay Pathak (born 27 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and '' Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', '' ...

and

Akhilendra Mishra Akhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor best known for his role as ''Kroor Singh'' in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series '' Chandrakanta''. His other notable works include the character of ''Mirchi'' Se ...

play supporting roles. Made on a budget of , the film is based on the practice of groom kidnapping that is seen in

of India. The film won the

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 ...

at the 2009 National Awards. It had its commercial release on 27 August 2010

Filmography

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* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3009758/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajpal, Sushil Living people Hindi film producers Hindi-language film directors 1952 births Hindi film cinematographers Film producers from Bihar Film directors from Bihar Cinematographers from Bihar Producers who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award Directors who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award