Rahul Vohra
Rahul Vohra (12th October, 1964) is an actor, director and producer and his work spills over from movies to television, theatre, music and events as well. He has acted in multiple languages, English, Hindi, French, and Punjabi, to name a few. Throughout his career, Rahul as been spotted wearing traditional, hand-made or Khadi, Indian attire (kurta and pyjama). [1]
Early Life and Education:[edit]
He did his B.A in Economics, from Delhi University[2] and an Advance certification in French as well. During this time, he was a part of the Dramatics Society of Deshbandhu College and also one of the founding members of a theater group called ‘Chingari’.[3]
He finished his B.A. in 1986, and he started working with the National Cultural Festival. After it shut down, he helped found a voluntary body called ‘Sarthi’.[3]
In 1987 he did his M.A in French from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, with a specialization in Cinema and Translation.
After his M.A he went to France to work in a Indo-French production called 'Les Riches Heures de Villeneuve’. He also has a doctorate in International Cultural Management from France.[1]
Career:[edit]
Rahul has acted in many Bollywood movies like Swades and Pyar Impossible.[4] He has also done several international films, Un plus Une being his most recent.[5] One of the most prominent theater work is a musical called, 'Bharati'.[6]
He started his own company ‘Apostrophe99’ in the year 1999 to find a contemporary expressions of traditional arts.[1]
Awards and Honors:[edit]
2005: Honorary Citizenship of the city of Montpellier and the Medal of St. Jean de Védas
2014: Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters) for significant contribution to Cinema and Theatre[7]
Filmography:[edit]
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1995 | Kama Sutra - A Tale of Love | Minister |
| 1997 | Two Rivers | Grave- Digger |
| 1999 | Saanjh | Lead Actor |
| 2000 | Le passeur d’enfants de Pondicherry | Rahul |
| 2000 | The Monsoon Wedding | Uday Verma |
| 2004 | Little Box Of Sweets | Seth's Father |
| 2004 | Swades | Vinod |
| 2006 | Breaking News | Mr. Arora |
| 2008 | A Rectangular Love Story aka Fatso | Bureaucrat |
| 2009 | Pyaar Impossible | C.P. |
| 2010 | Bheja Fry 2 | Kapoor |
| 2012 | Gaur Hari Dastan | Editor |
| 2015 | Un plus Une | Rahul Abhi |
| 2017 | Sir | Haresh |
Television:[edit]
| Year | Television | Channel |
| 1996 | Amma and Family | HomeTV |
| 1996 | Good Morning Today | DD2 |
| 1998 | Bhanwar | Sony |
| 1999 | Neeti | Star Plus |
| 1999 | Saboot | Star Plus |
| 1999 | Shikast | Zee TV |
| 2000 | The Real Indian Travel Show | BBC World |
| 2000 | Musafir Hoon Yaron | Star Plus |
| 2001 | Yeh Dil Kya Kare | Zee TV |
| 2001 | RAAZ | Star Plus |
| 2001 | Aap Jo Bolen Han to Han Aap jo | Zee TV |
| 2002 | Kahani Jurm Ki | Star Plus |
| 2002 | Sansaar | Zee TV |
| 2002 | Love Marriage | Zee TV |
| 2003-2004 | KYON HOTA HAI PYARRR | Star Plus |
| 2003-2004 | MUKAMMAL | sahara |
| 2003 | AAJ | Sony |
| 2007 | WAARIS | Zee TV |
| 2007 | Mera Dil Deewana | DD1 |
| 2012 | Laakhon Mein Ek | Star Plus |
| 2015 | Roshni – Ek Nayi Ummeed | Life OK |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IANS (2014-05-22). "French honour to be conferred on Rahul Vohra". GulfNews. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ Prabhakar, Avinash (2014-06-05). "Honoured for art". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Prabhakar, Avinash (2014-06-05). "Honoured for art". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ "Rahul Vohra". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ Taylor, Ella (2015-09-12). "Toronto Film Review: 'Un plus une'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ "Bharati - The Magic & Colours of India Captured on Stage | The Arts Guild". The Arts Guild. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ IANS (2014-05-22). "French honour to be conferred on Rahul Vohra". GulfNews. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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