Rakesh Narwani
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| Rakesh Narwani | |
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| Native name | राकेश नरवानी |
| Born | Rakesh Bhagwan Narwani; 1981 (age 42) Ceuta, Spain |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Spanish |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Pontifical University of Salamanca |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2013–present |
| 🏢 Organization | Bazar Films |
| Height | 183 cm |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| 🌐 Website | Official Website |
Rakesh Narwani (Hindi: राकेश नरवानी; born Rakesh Bhagwan Narwani, 1981 in Ceuta) is a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter of Indian origin. He is best known for his 2022 documentary film El Bazar De Mis Padres and is currently writing his first feature-length narrative film, El Gran Bazar De Mis Padres.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Narwani was born 1981 in Ceuta, his parents were tradesmen, his father, Bhagwan Narwani, emigrated to Spain in the 1970s to work in the photography department of a bazaar.
Narwani received a degree in Audiovisual Communication in Málaga, completing his studies via Mobility Grants in Parma and New York City. He worked as a Waiter at Caffe Reggio in Greenwich Village where films such as Serpico were shot. He returned to Spain to study and received a degree in Screenwriting at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
Career[edit]
He made his debut in 2013 with 15M: a city wakes up, a documentary film about the Spanish anti-austerity protests made in collaboration with José Luis Sampedro, which was selected for the Málaga Film Festival and the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival.[1]
His first narrative short films Closet, starring Pepe Viyuela and Black Bass starring Antonio de la Torre,[2] went on to receive around twenty awards at national film festivals.[3][4] Narwani went on to found his own Film production company, Bazar films around 2020.[5]
El Bazar De Mis Padres, his latest documentary, recently held its international premiere at the BlackStar Film Festival.[6] The autobiographical film portrays a diaspora family of Indian traders in Spain and the closure after four decades of the near-mythical family business, Kirpa Bazaar.
He is currently writing his first narrative feature-length film, El Gran Bazar De Mis Padres, based on the story of his family, together with the support of the Malaga Festival and the tutorship of the Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón.[7]
Filmography[edit]
- 15M: a city wakes up (2013)
- Closet (2014)
- Hotel Royal Co (2018)
- Black Bass (2019)
- El Bazar De Mis Padres (2022)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Watch Documentaries Online | Promote Documentary Film". www.cultureunplugged.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Rakesh Narwani". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "About". Rakesh Narwani - Filmmaker (in español). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ Office, Málaga Film (2020-10-08). "El corto malagueño 'Black Bass' de Rakesh Narwani, Premio RTVA en Islantilla". Málaga Film Office (in español). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Bazar Films". www.bazarfilms.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Rakesh Narwani estrena su corto documental 'El bazar de mis padres'". filmAnd (in español). 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "'El bazar de mis padres', una emocionante carta de amor a la India escrita en Málaga con el sello de Carla Simón". El Español (in español). 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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