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Legendary film director, Rahul Rawail, who was in Bengaluru to conduct a masterclass, talks about his cinematic journey

Legendary film maker and Chairman of the Jury at the 70th Indian National Film Awards, Rahul Rawail, was in Bengaluru’s RV University recently. The director is a Professor of Practice at the School of Film, Media and Creative arts at RV University, Bengaluru. He was in the city to conduct a masterclass on film making.

Rawail forayed into cinema as a 15 year old, under the guidance of the legendary Raj Kapoor on the sets of Mera Naam Joker. Later, Rawail made hit films such as Love Story , Betaab, Arjun, Dacait, Anjaam, Arjun Pandit and Jo Bole So Nihaal.   

The 73-years old director talks about the world of cinema and his experiences in between his workshop sessions.

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