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'''Rajashree''' is an Indian novelist and film-maker. She has been working in the [[Mumbai]] film industry after studying film direction at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]. She has written and directed a film, ''The Rebel'', which won a [[National Film Awards|National Award]] in the [[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film|Best Short Fiction Film]] category at the [[43rd National Film Awards]]. The jury presented the award "for showing an adolescent's journey to maturity and his coming to terms with his mother."<ref name="43rdaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=6 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|archivedate=15 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=6 March 2012}}</ref> The film was screened at many film festivals. She has made a film about communal violence called ''The Connection''. | '''Rajashree''' is an Indian novelist and film-maker. She has been working in the [[Mumbai]] film industry after studying film direction at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]. She has written and directed a film, ''The Rebel'', which won a [[National Film Awards|National Award]] in the [[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film|Best Short Fiction Film]] category at the [[43rd National Film Awards]]. The jury presented the award "for showing an adolescent's journey to maturity and his coming to terms with his mother."<ref name="43rdaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=6 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|archivedate=15 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=6 March 2012}}</ref> The film was screened at many film festivals. She has made a film about communal violence called ''The Connection''. | ||
Her critically acclaimed debut, ''[[Trust Me (novel)|Trust Me]]'', is the biggest-selling Indian chick lit novel.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Sunday_Specials/Deep_Focus/Write_up_their_alley_chick_lit_brigade_grows/articleshow/msid-3286008,curpg-1.cms "Write Up Their Alley"]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080615/jsp/graphiti/story_9406530.jsp "Comfort Read"]</ref> It is set in [[Bollywood]], the [[Mumbai]] film industry, and uses the narrative structure of a 'masala' Bollywood film.<ref>Anuj Kumar | Her critically acclaimed debut, ''[[Trust Me (novel)|Trust Me]]'', is the biggest-selling Indian chick lit novel.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Sunday_Specials/Deep_Focus/Write_up_their_alley_chick_lit_brigade_grows/articleshow/msid-3286008,curpg-1.cms "Write Up Their Alley"]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080615/jsp/graphiti/story_9406530.jsp "Comfort Read"]</ref> It is set in [[Bollywood]], the [[Mumbai]] film industry, and uses the narrative structure of a 'masala' Bollywood film.<ref>Anuj Kumar "A Screenplay Between the Covers"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2007-03-01.</ref><ref name="ibnlive.com">[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/trust-me-to-spill-beans-on-bollywood/top/33834-8.html?xml "Trust Me to spill beans on Bollywood"], ''[[CNN-IBN]]'', 2007-02-18.</ref><ref>Randeep Wadehra [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061112/spectrum/book10.htm "Racy Read"], ''The Sunday Tribune'', 2006-11-12.</ref> | ||
She currently{{when|date=October 2012}} lives and works in Mumbai, India.<ref name="ibnlive.com"/><ref>Asha Menon [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026082326/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/12/stories/2007021201260800.htm "Indian chick lit?"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2007-02-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.rajashree.in Rajashree's website]</ref> | She currently{{when|date=October 2012}} lives and works in Mumbai, India.<ref name="ibnlive.com"/><ref>Asha Menon [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026082326/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/12/stories/2007021201260800.htm "Indian chick lit?"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2007-02-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.rajashree.in Rajashree's website]</ref> | ||
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Rajashree | |
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| Occupation | Novelist & Film-maker |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Chick lit, Romantic comedy, Drama |
| Notable works | Novel: Trust Me Film: The Rebel |
| Notable awards | National Award |
| Website | |
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Rajashree is an Indian novelist and film-maker. She has been working in the Mumbai film industry after studying film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India. She has written and directed a film, The Rebel, which won a National Award in the Best Short Fiction Film category at the 43rd National Film Awards. The jury presented the award "for showing an adolescent's journey to maturity and his coming to terms with his mother."[1][2] The film was screened at many film festivals. She has made a film about communal violence called The Connection.
Her critically acclaimed debut, Trust Me, is the biggest-selling Indian chick lit novel.[3][4] It is set in Bollywood, the Mumbai film industry, and uses the narrative structure of a 'masala' Bollywood film.[5][6][7]
She currently[when?] lives and works in Mumbai, India.[6][8][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "43rd National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "43rd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Write Up Their Alley"
- ↑ "Comfort Read"
- ↑ Anuj Kumar "A Screenplay Between the Covers"], The Hindu, 2007-03-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Trust Me to spill beans on Bollywood", CNN-IBN, 2007-02-18.
- ↑ Randeep Wadehra "Racy Read", The Sunday Tribune, 2006-11-12.
- ↑ Asha Menon "Indian chick lit?", The Hindu, 2007-02-12.
- ↑ Rajashree's website
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