Biography
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 7 July 1963 in Delhi, he studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He began his career in advertising, establishing Flicks Motion Picture Company in 1986 after earlier work in sales, and directed numerous television commercials.
Mehra is best known for Rang De Basanti (2006), which he directed, co-wrote the screenplay for and co-produced. The film won him Best Director awards at the Filmfare Awards and National Film Awards, and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. His other films include Aks (2001), Delhi-6 (2009) and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). He is married to film editor P. S. Bharathi.
