Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Director

Date of birth:

7 Jul 1963

Height:

Spouse:

P. S. Bharathi

Toofaan

(16 Jul 2021)

Actor, Director, Producer

IBF Secretary

Director, Producer

My Dear Prime Minister

(15 Mar 2019)

Director, Writer

Fanney Khan

(3 Aug 2018)

Producer

Dear Maya

(2 Jun 2017)

Actor

Ved - Special Appearance

Mirzya

(7 Oct 2016)

Director, Producer

The Kapil Sharma Show

(23 Apr 2016)

Actor

Himself

Shamitabh

(6 Feb 2015)

Actor

Cameo

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

(12 Jul 2013)

Actor, Director, Writer

Pilot

Director

Director, Actor, Writer

Himself

Teen Thay Bhai

(15 Apr 2011)

Producer

Delhi-6

(20 Feb 2009)

Director, Producer, Writer

Rang De Basanti

(26 Jan 2006)

Director, Producer, Writer

Naina

(20 May 2005)

Background Music

Aks

(13 Jul 2001)

Director, Producer, Writer

Producer

Awards

2014

Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards
(Best Director)

2014

Filmfare Awards
(Best Director)

2014

Zee Cine Awards
(Best Director)

2014

Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards
(Best Director)

2014

IBNLive Movie Awards
(Best Director)

2014

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
(Best Director)

2014

National Film Awards, India
(Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment)

2007

Filmfare Awards
(Best Director)

2007

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
(Best Picture)

2007

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
(Best Screenplay)

News

Farhan Akhtar posts pictures from the screening of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'

28 Jul 2023

Farhan Akhtar treated his fans with a glimpse of the special screening of his film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' as the movie completes 10 years recently. On Friday, the actor posted pictures on Instagram and announced that the movie will re-release with sign language for the people with hearing loss.The pictures features co-stars Divya Dutta, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Milkha Singhs daughter Sonia Milkha Singh among others.He wrote, "To celebrate a decade of Milkha jis story on film, a screening was held in Mumbai for people with hearing loss. The Indian Sign Language Organisation (ISL), Viacom 18 and Bharathi Mehra have worked for months and created a theatrical version of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag with sign language. Their effort is beyond exemplary. It was truly an overwhelming experience to be there and be part of this historic moment.Thank you to @pvrcinemas_official for supporting this and re-releasing the film with sign language in over 30 screens across the country. @rakeyshommehra @viacom18 @sonamkapoor @divyadutta25 @sonia_milkha_singh @prasoonjoshilive @shankarehsaanloy @pavanrajmalhotra @yograjofficial @binodkpradhan @nawwabshah @actordevgill." Farhan, on July 21, took a stroll down memory lane and celebrated 10 years of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.His warmth, his accolades and his will continue to inspire millions. Remembering the legendary Milkha ji. #10YearsOfBMB #10YearsOfBhaagMilkhaBhaag," Farhan wrote on Instagram.Milkha Singh was one of India's most renowned athletes and a former national champion in the 400 meters race. The film depicts his inspiring journey, starting from his traumatic childhood during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, where he lost most of his family members, to becoming a successful athlete and a national hero. The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success.The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Farhan Akhtar's portrayal of Milkha Singh was highly praised for his dedication and transformation into the character.Sonam Kapoor also starred in the film.Meanwhile, on the work front, Farhan will be getting back to the director's chair after almost 11 years with a female-oriented road trip film 'Jee Le Zara' which will feature Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.He announced the film in 2021. The film promises to be another tale of friendship following the lineage of 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra to hold special screening of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' as film completes 10 years

24 Jul 2023

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' recently completed 10 years.Marking the special occasion, Mehra has decided to organise a special screening of the film, which is based on the late Indian athlete and Olympian Milkha Singh. Farhan Akhtar essayed the titular role.A spokesperson from ROMP Pictures, PS Bharathi said, "10 years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. It's really a very special movie for me and the entire nation indeed. The "The Flying Sikh" of the nation, the late Milkha Singh is a pride of our country and with this special screening scheduled for 26th July we are giving a tribute to this legend who is an inspiration to millions of people."As the film completed 10 years, Ajit Andhare, COO of Viacom18 Studios said, " The 10 years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag also coincides with Studios' 10-year journey of Redefining Indian Cinema. What better way to celebrate this decade than to commemorate this defining film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Through a special screening, we pay tribute to the late Milkha Singh, India's beloved 'Flying Sikh.' This iconic film resonates with his indomitable spirit, leaving an indelible mark in the hearts of millions. Our dedication to crafting compelling and enriching narratives was exemplified through this film. 10 years on this story continues to inspire people and celebrate the life of a stalwart."The screening will take place on July 26 in Mumbai.Farhan, on July 21, took a stroll down memory lane and celebrated 10 years of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.His warmth, his accolades and his will continue to inspire millions. Remembering the legendary Milkha ji. #10YearsOfBMB #10YearsOfBhaagMilkhaBhaag," Farhan wrote on Instagram.Milkha Singh was one of India's most renowned athletes and a former national champion in the 400 meters race. The film depicts his inspiring journey, starting from his traumatic childhood during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, where he lost most of his family members, to becoming a successful athlete and a national hero. The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success.Sonam Kapoor and Divya Dutta also starred in the film.

Farhan Akhtar celebrates 10 years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

21 Jul 2023

Farhan Akhtar got nostalgic as Bhaag Milkha Bhaag turned ten today, and shared glimpses from the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial.Farhan took to his Instagram handle and shared a video. He captioned the post, His warmth, his accolades and his will continue to inspire millions. Remembering the legendary Milkha ji. #10YearsOfBMB #10YearsOfBhaagMilkhaBhaag.As soon as the post was shared, Farhans fans flooded the comment section with heart and fire emojis.One of the users wrote, Oscar winning movie button.Another commented, My favourite biopic. Life changed after watching it.Full of motivation and energy.Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a biographical sports drama film released in 2013. The movie is based on the life of the Indian athlete Milkha Singh, also known as "The Flying Sikh." The film starred Farhan Akhtar in the lead role of Milkha Singh.Milkha Singh is one of India's most renowned athletes and a former national champion in the 400 meters race. The film depicts his inspiring journey, starting from his traumatic childhood during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, where he lost most of his family members, to becoming a successful athlete and a national hero.The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Farhan Akhtar's portrayal of Milkha Singh was highly praised for his dedication and transformation into the character.Meanwhile, on the work front, Farhan will be getting back to the director's chair after almost 11 years with a female-oriented road trip film 'Jee Le Zara' which will feature Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.He announced the film in 2021. The film promises to be another tale of friendship following the lineage of 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.

Farhan Akhtar celebrates 10 years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, pens down note

12 Jul 2023

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Farhan Akhtar (@faroutakhtar)'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is a 2013 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of legendary Indian Sprinter Milkha Singh, who was a Commonwealth Champion and x2 400m Asian champion and an Olympian.The movie that stars Farhan Akhtar in the titular role, was declared 'super hit' at the box office and is the sixth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide. It bagged two National Film Awards in the categories- 'Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment' and for 'Best Choreography'. 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' accumulated major accolades under its belt at Film Fare Awards, IIFA and more.Director Mehra also shared a post on Instagram and wrote, An inspirational tale of the legendary Milkhaji.. a film that continues to motivate the world after 10 years. Celebrating #10YearsOfBMB.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (@rakeyshommehra)Actor Sonam Kapoor was also a part of the film.Meanwhile, the work front, Farhan will be getting back to the director's chair after almost 11 years with a female-oriented road trip film 'Jee Le Zara' which will feature Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. He announced the film in 2021.The film promises to be another tale of friendship following the lineage of 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.

Chandrashekhar Azad birth anniversary: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra shares video of Aamir Khan's portrayal of freedom fighter

23 Jul 2022

Aamir Khan playing the freedom fighter in his hit film 'Rang De Basanti'. "Happy Birthday Chandrashekhar Azad," Mehra captioned the post. Azad was born on July 23, 1906, as Chandra Shekhar Tiwari in Bhavra village of Madhya Pradesh, he joined the freedom movement in 1921 while studying in school. He's famous for his slogan "We will face the bullets of enemies. We were free and we will remain free." In December 1921, when Mahatma Gandhi launched the non-cooperation movement, Azad took part in it. After joining the movement, he was arrested by the British police and when he was presented before a magistrate, he declared his name to be 'Azad', his father's name as 'Swatantra'. Interestingly, 'Rang De Basanti' follows a British woman, Sue (Alice Patten), travelling to India, armed only with a dream to recreate India's freedom struggle involving freedom fighters Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Ashfaqulla Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, and Shivaram Rajguru.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra remembers Milkha Singh on 9th anniversary of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'

13 Jul 2022

In the first picture, the 'Rang de Basanti' maker can be seen with actor Farhan Akhtar and Milkha Singh, as they hold a poster of their film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.The second picture is from the sets of the film, in which Rakeysh Mehra can be seen explaining a scene to the 'Rock On' actor.The third picture features, the lead cast of the film Sonam Kapoor and the 'Dil Dhadakne Do' actor with the director.In another behind-the-lens picture, the 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' actor can be seen sharing a happy moment with the legendary athlete.Further, the 59-year-old director shared some more images from the sets of their award-winning film.Rakeysh Mehra last directed a sports drama film 'Toofaan', which starred Farhan Akhtar and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles. The film was streamed on Amazon Prime Video and gathered mixed responses from the netizens.

Lata Mangeshkar bio-pic: Aanand L Rai, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra or Sanjay Leela Bhansali; three directors vying for project

10 Feb 2022

At least three major filmmakers are extremely keen to make a bio-pic on the peerless Lata Mangeshkar. But will the Mangeshkar family allow it? The three filmmakers keen to tell the amazing story of the Nightingale are Aanand L Rai, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In fact Bhansali has been living with the idea for ten years.Now that the iconic singer is gone, Bhansali who is the keenest to do the needful is most anxious to go ahead with his dream project. However the Mangeshkar family is apparently not going to allow any official bio-pics on Latajis unparalleled journey as Asias most successful singer.The family plans to make a film on her life at some point, reveals a source.

Farhan Akhtar pens heartfelt note after Toofaan becomes the most-watched Hindi film on Amazon Prime Video

29 Jul 2021

Updated: Jul 30, 2021 - 12:35 AM IST Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's sports drama Toofaan starring Farhan Akhtar, Paresh Rawal and Mrunal Thakur has become Amazon Prime Video's Most Watched Film within the one week of its release. The movie was released on 16th July and it became people's favourite OTT movie. Toofaan was watched by more customers on Amazon Prime Video than any other Hindi films within a week of its release. The film was massively watched by people in 3,900 and more in cities and towns of India. It is estimated that masses from 160 countries watched the film on the OTT platform.Toofaan actor Farhan Akhtar took to his Instagram handle and thanked his fans for loving the movie. He captioned it, "One must work hard regardless of reward but when it comes, its important to recognise those who made it happen. Thank you for making #Toofaan the most watched film on @primevideoin". The actor shared his picture from the boxing ring and wrote, " Thank you for being in our corner, Lots of love - Farhan Akhtar '' over it.

Heres why Aamir Khan demanded Rs. 8 cr for Rang De Basanti; Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra spills the beans

29 Jul 2021

The Stranger in the Mirror, the autobiography of Toofaan director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, was released on July 27. The director describes his journey in advertising as well as the film industry, including the creation of the films, in this book co-written by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. In a new release excerpt, Mehra discusses how actor Aamir Khan's demand for double the cash, Rs 8 crore, if the film was delayed helped him finish the picture ahead of schedule.According to reports, Aamir imbibed the soul of DJ and Chandrashekhar Azad and put his own version to it, ranging from the sublime to the ordinary elements of the character. Bharathi (the filmmaker's wife) had given Om Prakash a quote that read. There are two primary choices in life either you accept things as they are or you accept responsibility for bringing about change.' As a one-line brief for Aamir's character impetus, Mehra sent Aamir the same.In addition to elaborating on Khan's clause, the filmmaker went on to say that Aamir is a visionary who understands everything that goes wrong or right in the creative process. Because Aamir supported the need to achieve it, sometimes difficult decisions like "let's shoot for 10 more days" became simple. He also had no ego about who was in charge of the scene. He would cheerfully stay in the background if the scene belonged to the other boys because the film's narrative was the Bible that could not be tampered with. In the film sector, Aamir's cinematic expertise is unrivaled. RDB would have been another dreamer's script gathering dust of apathy and sloth if he hadn't given it his blessing. Aamir added a condition in his contract, which was the reason the director, was able to finish the film on schedule in the first place. Aamir said, If his price was Rs. 4 crore and if he was not paid pay on time, the director of the film would have to pay Aamir Rs. 8 crores for defaulting.Rang De Basanti was released in 2006 and went on to gather both critical and commercial acclaim.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra reveals that James Bond star Daniel Craig auditioned for Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti

27 Jul 2021

Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra penned down his life experiences in his autobiography 'The Stranger In The Mirror' which is co-written by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. In the book, he revealed that Daniel Craig had auditioned for the role of James McKinley in Rang De Basanti. But when he was approached for the role of James Bond at the same time, he requested some time.In the book, Mehra recalled how producers David Reid and Adam Bowling were instrumental in the casting of Alice Patten and Steven Mackintosh as Sue and James McKinley. "I remember vividly that one of the people who auditioned for the part of James McKinley, the young jailor who walks Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev to be hanged, was none other than current James Bond, Daniel Craig," he wrote in the book."Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond. The rest, as they say, is history," he added.Rang De Basanti was released in 2006 and starred Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, and others. Daniel Craig debuted as James Bond in the same year with Casino Royale. He has played the iconic British spy in four other films -- Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, and the soon-to-be-released No Time to Die.