Rakesh Sawant is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He has directed many Hindi films and music videos. In 2000, he founded the production company Jaya Films and the label Jaya Music. He is the younger brother of the famous Indian dancer, model and actor Rakhi Sawant.
Wiki/Biography
Rakesh Sawant was born on October 23 in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Rakesh Sawant was born in Mumbai to a Marathi family.
Parents and siblings
His stepfather, Anand Sawant, a senior police officer in Mumbai, died on May 16, 2012. His mother, Jaya Bheda, passed away on January 29, 2023, after battling endometrial cancer.
Rakesh Sawant with his mother and sister (from left – Rakesh Sawant, Jaya Bheda and Rakhi Sawant ))
He has two sisters, dancer-actor Rakhi Sawant and Usha Sawant.
Rakhi Sawant and her sister Usha Sawant
wife and children
He is married.
Profession
film producer
In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the Hindi film “Maut Ka Khel”.
Poster of the 2001 Hindi film “Maut Ka Khel”
In 2006, he directed two Hindi films titled Hello? Kaun Hai! and “hot money.” In the movie Hot Money, his sister Rakhi Sawant also played a supporting role. In 2008, he directed a Hindi suspense romance film titled “Wafaa”, in which Rajesh Khanna played the lead role of Amritlal Chopra. In 2012, he directed the Hindi suspense film Jaanleva Black Blood. In 2018, Rakesh Sawant and Rakhi Sawant directed a Tamil film titled “Amaavasai”. In 2019, he directed the Hindi action drama film “Mudda 370 J&K”. The next year, he directed a Hindi thriller called “Vinash Kaal” in which Rakhi Sawant played a supporting role. In 2021, he directed a Hindi horror-suspense film, Jungle.
Rakesh Sawant in Hindi film Jungle
Producer
In 2013, he produced the Hindi version of the Australian action war film Battlefield.
Poster for the 2013 British film Battlefield
He is the producer of the Hindi version of the 2018 English film Bad Nun. In 2020, he produced the Hindi film ‘Vinash Kaal’.
2020 hindi movie Vinash Kaal poster
writer
In 2019, he wrote the script for the Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K.
2019 hindi movie ‘Mudda 370 J&K’ poster
Later, he created the 2020 Hindi film Vinash Kaal. In 2021, he wrote the script for the Hindi film Jungle.
Poster of 2021 Hindi movie “Poster of song ‘Dark Jungle'”
music video director
Rakesh Sawant is also a music director and owns a music company called Jaya’s Music. He also has a YouTube channel, Jaya’s Music, which has over 35,000 subscribers. In 2022, he directed and choreographed the music video for the song “Koi Yaad Aa Gaya” from Raj Barman’s album “Love Jihad”. In the same year, he directed and choreographed the music video for the song “Mizaaj” from Raj Barman’s album “Love Jihad 2”. In February 2022, he directed and choreographed the music video of Kumar Sanu and Mishtu Bardhan’s song “Aaj Kal Khab” from the album “Love Jihad 3”. In 2022, he directed the music video for Raju Punjabi’s song “Lover Boy”, which was released on March 7, 2022.
Poster of Raju Punjabi song “Lover Boy”
dispute
Alleged fraud of Rs 6 lakh
In 2017, the Delhi Police filed an FIR against Rakhi Sawant, Rakesh Sawant and their business partner Raj Khatri. According to sources, Raj Khatri introduced retired bank employee Shailesh Srivastava to Rakesh Sawant. Rakesh and Raj decided to make a film based on Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s life story and start an acting and dance academy in Vikaspuri, Delhi. Rakesh and Raj allegedly borrowed Rs 6 lakh from Shailesh and assured him that Rakhi would be part of the institute. Later, they allegedly gave him a post-dated check for Rs 7 lakh, but the check bounced due to a wrong signature. Rakesh spoke about the incident in an interview and said that he collaborated with Raj to open an institute in Delhi and returned to Delhi from Mumbai to take care of his ailing mother. Later, when he returned to Delhi, he discovered that his belongings and a checkbook were missing. He filed an FIR in Delhi and another in Mumbai. He also said that Rakhi Sawant had nothing to do with the case and it was just a matter between him and his partner Raj Khatri. He said,
This was between me and my partner Raj Khatri, who I was running an acting academy in Delhi in partnership with when my mother was seriously ill and I had to go to Mumbai for a month to treat her. Later, when I went back, my partner cheated on me and all my belongings, including my checkbook, disappeared from the office we opened together. In fact, I also filed two FIRs, one in Delhi and one in Mumbai, over the missing check book. If you look closely, what happened is that the signature on the check was wrong. I have enough evidence to prove this is wrong. Coming back to my sister Rakhi, she has nothing to do with this case. In fact, she knew nothing about the deal. It’s not her fault that her name has been dragged into this controversy. ”
Rakesh Sawant Acting Academy Poster
Awards and nominations
- 2022: Won the Best Director Award at the Dual Tone International Film Festival for the 2019 Hindi film “Mudda 370 J&K”
Rakesh Sawant won the Best Director Award at Dual Tone International Film Festival 2022 for his 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
- 2022: Wins the Best Director Award at the Independent Short Film Festival for the 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
Rakesh Sawant received a certificate of appreciation for winning the Best Director award for 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
- 2022: Wins the Best Screenplay Award at the Independent Short Film Festival for the 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
Rakesh Sawant received a certificate of appreciation for winning the Best Screenplay Award for the 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
- 2022: Winner of the Best Film Award at the Independent Short Film Festival for the 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
Rakesh Sawant received a certificate of appreciation for winning the Best Film award for 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
- 2022: The 2019 film “Mudda 370 J&K” won the Best Feature Film Award at 195 National International Film Festivals
Rakesh Sawant receives certificate of achievement for winning Best Feature Film at 195 National International Film Festivals for 2019 Hindi film Mudda 370 J&K
- 2022: Won the Green Independent Filmmakers Film Festival Best Director Award for the 2019 film “Mudda 370 J&K”
- 2022: Won the Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award for Best Director from the Film Organization for the 2019 film “Mudda 370 J&K”
- 2022: 2019 Hindi film “Mudda 370 J&K” nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 4th Nepal Cultural International Film Festival
“Mudda 370 J&K” was shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film at the 4th Nepal Cultural International Film Festival
Facts/Trivia
- Rakesh Sawant won more than 20 awards for his 2019 Hindi action film Mudda 370 J&K.
- His mother, Jaya Bheda, died in 2023. According to reports, it was her last wish that her son Rakesh Sawant work with Salman Khan.
- In 2022, Hiten Tejwani, the leading actor of the 2019 film Mudda 370 J&K, won the Best Actor Award at the Green Independent Filmmakers Film Festival for the film Mudda 370 J&K.
- His sister Rakhi Sawant has worked in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Odiya, Tamil and Telugu film industries. The media often calls her the drama queen and controversy queen of the industry.
- On July 2, 2022, she married a businessman named Adil Khan Durrani in a court; they held a nikah ceremony on May 29, 2022. In February 2023, Rakhi announced her separation from Adil after she discovered his affair with Tanu Chandel. Talking about the incident in a media chat, Rakhi said,
Adil finally decided le liya ki woh Tanu ke saath rehenge. Kal unhone bol diya mujhe, ki mai jaa raha hoon tumhe chod ke, mai Tanu ke saath rahunga. Mera Istemaal kiya bollywood mai ane ke liye. Mai court jaungi. Just saare paise unhone le liye. Just prove the sea through saree. ”
- In November 2022, Sherlyn Chopra filed a defamation and sexual harassment complaint against Rakhi Sawant. Rakhi Sawant was arrested on January 19, 2023, after Sherlyn Chopra filed a complaint. In an interview, Rakesh Sawant slammed Sherlyn Chopra for getting his sister arrested and said:
Sherlyn tum aayi kaha se ho? Tum bahar se ayi ho. Yaha ki payaish ko kya? Tumhari itni aukaat hai kya? Rakhi yaha hi hain, Rakhi Maharashtrian hain. Tum aake kuch aisi vaisi harkatein karoge, jo hamari nayi ladkiyan industrial mein aane wali hain, jo bacche industrial mein aane wale hain, unpe kya asar padega? ”
- In February 2023, Rakhi Sawant filed an FIR at the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai against Adil Khan Durrani for allegedly beating her up and snatching away her money and jewellery. The police booked him under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC and summoned him for questioning. Rakesh Sawant said in an interview that after his mother passed away, he went to visit Rakhi Sawant and found her crying. He found marks on Rakhi’s body and discovered that Adil Khan Durrani had beaten his mother on the day she died. They rushed Rakhi to the hospital and then went to the police station to lodge a complaint against Adil Khan Durrani. He said,
I didn’t expect him to sink to this level. We even forgave two or three times. The day after our mother passed away, when we went to Rakhi’s house to feed her, we noticed that Rakhi’s face was swollen. She cried when our relatives asked her, and then she revealed that Adil beat her on the same day our mother died. When we saw the injuries on Rakhi’s body, we were very angry and asked Rakhi to go to Cooper Hospital for treatment. Before our mother’s 13th day ritual, Rakhi and her mother’s jewelery and money were stolen. I spoke to Adil on the same day he raised his hand to my sister. He misbehaved with us on the phone and he said it was our personal problem. But he can’t act like this. Those who say Hindus and Muslims should unite today. This is the result. ”
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Source: HIS Education