Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Nickname	ROM
Profession	Filmmaker, Screenwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 74 kg in Pounds- 163 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 July 1963 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	60 Years
Birth Place	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
School	Air Force Bal Bharati School, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
College	Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Educational Qualifications	Graduate
Debut	Direction: Aks (2011)
Family	Father- Name Not Known (Worked for the Claridges Hotel in New Delhi) Mother- Annapurna Mehra Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Address	A Bungalow named 'Mamta', Pali Hill, Mumbai
Hobbies	Swimming, listening to Ghazals
Controversy	Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Writer/Poet	Gulzar
Favourite Actress	Kangana Ranaut
Favourite Music Director	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	P. S. Bharathi (Film Editor)
Marriage Date	Year- 1992
Children	Son- Vedant Daughter- Bharavi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Mehra was an avid swimmer in his younger days. He was initially selected as part of the Indian contingent for the 1982 Asian Games; however, he could not pass the final round of the selection process.

After graduating from college, Mehra started off his career as a Vacuum Cleaner salesman with Eureka Forbes.

In the year 1986, Mehra laid the foundation of Flicks Motion Picture Company Private Limited, an ad filmmaking company. During this time, he directed a number of domestic and International ad films for many notable brands, including Coke, Pepsi, Toyota, American Express, BPL, etc.

He then gradually transited to the field of feature films. In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Vajpayee starrer Aks (2011). Despite garnering widespread critical acclaim, the movie failed to prove a success at the box-office.

His struggles were, however, short-lived as his second movie, Rang De Basanti (2006), emerged a blockbuster. The movie even fetched him the National Award for Best Director. In addition, it was officially chosen as India’s entry into the Oscars.

Mehra’s documentary film, Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, was premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Starring newcomers Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher, Mehra’s fifth directorial venture, Mirzya (2016), which had been in planning since 2009 and took 3 years in making, failed miserably at the box-office. Made on a budget of INR 40 Crore, the movie reportedly couldn’t survive more than a week in most of the multiplexes. Notably, with this movie, writer Gulzar had made his return to screenplay writing after a gap of 17 years.