Rahul Chittela is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He came into limelight after directing Gulmohar in 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Rahul Venkat Chittela was born on 24 September in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His zodiac sign is Libra. He earned a degree in film production from New York City, USA.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Rahul Chittela with Sakshi Tanwar
Family
parents and siblings
He has a sister.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Maithili Durge. He has a son.
Rahul Chittela during his wedding ceremony
Address
He lives in Flat No. 702, Wing B, Avalon, Hiranandani Garden, Powai Mumbai Mumbai City, MH 400076 IN.
livelihood
short film
Rahul Chittela worked as an assistant director and script supervisor on the 2010 short film Door to Door. In September 2010, Rahul Chittela started working as a creative producer at Mirabai Films in Mumbai. Rahul has also worked with Mira Nair in several films including The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Words with Gods (2014), Queen of Katwe (2016), and A Suitable Boy (2019 TV series). In 2011, Rahul Chittela directed a short film titled Muted. He also wrote the script of the film. In 2016, he served as director and screenwriter for Shor Se Beginning, a collection of seven short films. He directed and wrote the screenplay for the 2016 short film Azad, which was screened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Jakarta during the World Press Freedom Day forum. In 2017, Azad won an award under the Best Short Film category at the Indian Film Festival of Houston (IFFH).
feature film
In 2023, Rahul Chittela directed his first feature film Gulmohar. In an interview he had said that his wife had advised him to write the script of a family film. He further said that he decided to make Gulmohar because not many family films are being made these days. Talking about this he said,
I had another script but no actor wanted to do it because it was a two-hero film. I was really frustrated and then my wife told me, just write a family film. That’s what sells. And this is actually the origin of Gulmohar. Everyone is making action-oriented films, full of guns and swearing and amidst all this we have this lovely flower blooming. I hope people enjoy it. It is true that family films and human dramas are not made that much.”
Rahul Chittela on the sets of Gulmohar
The film was released on Disney+Hotstar on 3 March 2023.
production companies
On 8 June 2019, he assumed the position of Director of Monsoon Indiawale LLP. On 14 October 2019, he became the director of Cerservo International LLP. He was appointed director of Autonomous Works LLP on 12 July 2021.
Other work
In 2009, Rahul Chittela started working as director and executive producer for a non-profit organization called Global Lives Project, India. Subsequently, he moved to New York, where he began working with the United Nations (UN) on its United Nations Documentary Programme.
award
- In 2010, Rahul Chittela received the ICONGO-CMS Media Citizen Karamveer Award.
- Rahul received the Best Short Film Award for his short film Azaad at the Indian Film Festival of Houston (IFFH) in 2017.
- He won the Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film) for ‘Gulmohar’ at the Filmfare OTT Awards on 26 November 2023.
Rahul Chittela after winning the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards
Note: He has won several awards at various film festivals such as the International Film Festivals of Zanzibar and Stuttgart.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, Rahul Chittela said that he developed interest in screenwriting when he was in school. He further told that he used to convert the sentences written in Hindi novels into dialogues and record them. Talking about this he said,
It’s funny how it all started. When I was in school, we were expected to memorize novels from Hindi literature and I found it very difficult. Very randomly, one day, I picked up a novel (I think it was called The New Way), started rewriting the text as dialogue between characters and recorded them on my Walkman. I used different sounds and also played some random background music on my mini-keyboard.
- Rahul Chittela follows a non-vegetarian diet.
A post uploaded by Rahul on Instagram
- Rahul Chittela occasionally consumes alcoholic beverages.
Rahul Chittela’s Instagram post
- He pursues his hobby of reading with great enthusiasm.
- Rahul Chittela has a keen interest in adventure sports, especially skydiving.
- Rahul Chittela is a hodophile (a person who likes to travel a lot) and has visited many countries.
- Her favorite films include Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Piku (2015) and Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994).
- She was seen on The Kapil Sharma Show in March 2023 with the cast of Gulmohar.
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