Raj Kumar Gupta(III)
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Raj Kumar Gupta made his debut as a writer & director with the
critically acclaimed and commercially successful 'Aamir' (2008). Shot
with a shoestring budget, guerilla 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 Gupta made his debut as a producer in 2016 with a short film titled "Aaba" under his production house Raapchik Films Pvt. Ltd. which premiered at Berlin Film Festival 2017 in the Generation K Plus Category and went on to win the prestigious International Jury Prize for Best Short film in its category.