Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He directed ''

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'' which was premiered at

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in 2011. It was described by Duane Byrge as inept, "contrived" and "uber-awful" in ''

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''. Kumar has a post-graduate degree in Hindi Literature from

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. He participated in several stage plays as director, writer, actor including productions such as '' Oedipus'', '' Punch Light'', ''

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'', '' Jaati Hi Poocho Sadhu Ki'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also produced and directed TV serials such as '' Zameer'' for DD1 in partnership with Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts. He started his filming career as a writer with the Hindi writer

Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi (9 August 1933 – 30 March 2006) was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera, '' Hum Log'' (1984) and his early hits ''Buniyaad'' (1987), '' Kakaji ...

and the filmmakers Imtiaz Ali, Anurag Kashyap and

Abhinav Kashyap Abhinav Singh Kashyap (born 6 September 1974) is an Indian director, writer and actor who works predominantly in Hindi Cinema. He is the younger brother of noted director Anurag Kashyap. He is best known for directing and co writing ''Dabangg' ...

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