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{{Short description|Film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rahul Rawail
| image = Rahul Rawail.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|04|07|df=y}}
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| father = [[H. S. Rawail]]
| children = Bharat Rawail
| relatives = [[Rajat Rawail]] (nephew)
| occupation = Film director
| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive= 1980–2007
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'''Rahul Rawail''' is an Indian film director and editor in [[Bollywood]] known for his films like ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'' (1981), ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983), ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985), ''[[Dacait]]'' (1987), ''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994), ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1999) and the recent one ''[[Jo Bole So Nihaal (film)|Jo Bole So Nihaal]]'' (2005). He was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] twice. He is son of renowned film director [[H. S. Rawail]]. Rawail has launched a few of the Bollywood actors through his films like [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Vijayeta Pandit]] in ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'', [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Amrita Singh]] in ''[[Betaab]]'', [[Kajol]] in ''[[Bekhudi]]'' (1992), and [[Aishwarya Rai]] in ''[[Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya]]'' (1997).

In his book “Raj Kapoor The Master at Work”, he goes down memory lane to document his revered 'front row seat' as an assistant director to him, the immortal master of Indian cinema. The book is as told to Pranika Sharma. In English the book is published by Bloomsbury and in Hindi by Prabhat Prakashan.

==Career and personal life==
Rahul Rawail is son of film director Harnam Singh Rawail (often credited as [[H. S. Rawail]]) who is known for his films ''[[Mere Mehboob]]'' (1963), ''[[Sunghursh]]'' (1968), ''[[Mehboob Ki Mehndi]]'' (1971) and ''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10648.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211002005/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10648.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2005|title=H.S. Rawail: death of a faded giant|work=[[India Glitz]] |date=21 September 2004|accessdate=27 September 2013|author=Subhash K. Jha|author-link=Subhash K. Jha}}</ref> Rawail paid tribute to his father's 1968 film ''Sunghursh'' by titling one of his films as ''[[Jeevan Ek Sanghursh]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/sunghursh-1968/article658454.ece|title=Friday Review: Sunghursh (1968)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 May 2009|accessdate=27 May 2014|author=Kumar, Anuj}}</ref> Rahul's son Bharat Rawail is an upcoming director, who had assisted [[Yash Chopra]] for the film ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/SRK-Anushka-Adi-to-attend-Rahul-Rawails-sons-wedding/articleshow/21485139.cms|title=SRK, Anushka, Adi to attend Rahul Rawail's son's wedding|work=[[Times of India]] |date=31 July 2013|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>

Rawail began his career as assistant to [[Raj Kapoor]]<ref name=Cinestaan>{{cite web|last1=Kahlon|first1=Sukhpreet|title= Raj Kapoor was a great teacher: Rahul Rawail on learning the ropes from master filmmaker|url= https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2019/jan/16/18120/raj-kapoor-was-a-great-teacher-rahul-rawail-on-learning-the-ropes-from-master-filmmaker|website=Cinestaan.com |accessdate= 16 Jan 2019|ref= Raj Kapoor}}</ref> and debuted as director with 1980 Bollywood film ''[[Gunehgaar]]'' starring [[Parveen Babi]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], and [[Asha Parekh]]. His first two films were not successful but his third film ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'' (1981) starring débutante [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Vijeta Pandit]] was a turning point for his career. The film was a musical love story and was a commercial success. Since then, Rawail has directed seventeen films and two television series. He has often collaborated with actor [[Sunny Deol]] who worked with Rawail on six of his films, including his debut film ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983) with [[Amrita Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/12/stories/2005051200700200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215513/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/12/stories/2005051200700200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2014|title=Jo Bole... So Rawail|date=12 May 2005|accessdate=27 May 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Kumar, Anuj}}</ref> The film was appreciated for Rawail's "breezy treatment" of the débutantes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-sunny-deols-top-ten-roles/20130603.htm|title=Sunny Deol's 10 Career Best performances|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=3 June 2013|accessdate=27 May 2014|author=Verma, Sukanya|location=Mumbai}}</ref> Rawail launched two successful actresses of [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]], [[Kajol]] and [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], through his films ''[[Bekhudi]]'' (1992) and ''[[Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya]]'' (1997) respectively. Both the films did not do well commercially.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Love-Story--Again-Meet-Rahul-Rawails-new-leading-lady/articleshow/28436166.cms|title=Love Story... Again: Meet Rahul Rawail's new leading lady|date=6 January 2014|work=The Times of India|accessdate=27 May 2014|location=Mumbai}}</ref> He was nominated for [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] Best Director awards for the films ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983) and ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms | title=Filmfare Awards Nominations – 1983 | work=[[India Times]] | accessdate=27 May 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120708212739/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms | archivedate=8 July 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368577.cms | title=Filmfare Awards Nominations – 1986 | work=[[India Times]] | accessdate=27 May 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130126084639/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368577.cms | archivedate=26 January 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2010, Rawail started an acting school in collaboration with the [[Stella Adler Studio of Acting]], [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Anupam-Khers-upset-with-Rahul-Rawail/articleshow/7097576.cms|title=Anupam Kher's upset with Rahul Rawail?|date=14 December 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=27 May 2014|author=Shah, Kunal M|location=Mumbai}}</ref> In spite of famous Bollywood personalities like Sunny Deol enrolling their children to the academy, it was shut down after 2 years in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rawails-acting-school-shuts-shop/articleshow/16459516.cms|title=Rawail's acting school shuts shop?|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=19 September 2012|agency=The Times of India|accessdate=27 May 2014|author=Lalwani, Vickey|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/sunny-deol-s-son-joins-rahul-rawail-s-acting-school_76188.html|title=Sunny Deol's son joins Rahul Rawail's acting school|work=[[Zee News]]|date=24 November 2010|accessdate=27 May 2014|location=Mumbai}}</ref>
Rawail released his book "Master at Work" a biographical work written on his mentor [[Raj Kapoor]] at the [[52nd International Film Festival of India]] in Goa 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://karnatakanewspaper.com/104611/what-drove-raj-kapoor-to-ring-up-lata-mangeshkar-at-1-am-times-of-india/|title=What drove Raj Kapoor to ring up Lata Mangeshkar at 1 am… – Times of India |work=Karnataka News Paper|date=26 November 2021|accessdate=28 November 2021}}</ref> He has been appointed as Jury at the [[Moscow International Film Festival|Moscow International Film Festival 2023]]<ref name="Moscow International Film Festival">{{cite news |title=https://filminformation.com/featured/rahul-rawail-appointed-on-moscow-intl-film-festival-jury |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/rahul-rawail-appointed-on-moscow-intl-film-festival-jury-17-february-2023/ |access-date=4 March 2023 |publisher=filminformation |date=17 February 2023 |ref=Jury}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Films
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Gunahgaar]]''
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]''
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi]]''
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Betaab]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]''
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Samundar]]''
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Dacait]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Jeevan Ek Sanghursh]]''
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Mast Kalandar]]''
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Yodha (1991 film)|Yodha]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Bekhudi]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Anjaam]]''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya]]''
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]''
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi]]''
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Jo Bole So Nihaal (film)|Jo Bole So Nihaal]]''
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Buddha Mar Gaya]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ TV series
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Dharam Yuddh]]''
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Honee Ahonee]]''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0712541}}

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[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]

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