Rakesh Sabharwal

Bollywood Ambassador for WFF 2020 

Rakesh Sabharwal started his career as a film distributor and advisor for all India distribution & have released more than 160 films till now, later opened distribution offices in Jaipur, Amravati, Indore also having full hold of distribution all over India, After doing distribution & exhibition till 2004 shifted to Mumbai & joined as facilitator for Reliance Big Cinema & still working as a Freelance facilitator with several multiplex chain.

Achievements & Personal Summary

• He has experience of 40 years in Bollywood film industry.
• He is connected to ground root level of film Exhibition, Distribution, Production and anything related to the Entertainment Industry.
• He was the advisor & facilitator for Reliance Big Cinema for 6 years.
• He worked as a business head for BOHRA BROS for TV Shows as FACE THE REVIEW, CRIME AND BOLLYWOOD, for channel ZOOM and daily soap “SITA AUR GEETA” for NDTV Imagine, later started his own production house for films & TV shows. He has expertised to plan the distribution, marketing and publicity for theatrical release of films all over India on freelance basis having a good team of PR Marketing & Distribution.
• As Advisor for Bollywood part for Festival San Francisco from 2015 to 2018. Was taking care of bollywood films & nominated Actors for this Film Festivals.
• Nominated as Jury for IFFA Film Festival Sydney (Australia) from 2016 to till date & also he has been Jury for many beauty pageants & shows all around the world, some of them are:

• Mrs. India Universe 
• Mrs. Glamours India 
• Face of India 
• iReigning Mrs India
• Archeizz Mrs India

• Remain trustee of association CCCA Bhusawal for 2 years & member film producer association AMPTPP from last 11 years & also member of IMPPA Mumbai (The oldest film producer’s association) from last 15 years. Apart from this Mr. Rakesh Sabharwal started Line Production & Marketing of films with various Production Houses & also as an “Executive Producer” & line poducer some films which are” 26th July at Barista, Mudrank (The Stamp paper), Kahin Hai Woh Aas Pass, Khallas, Aishwarya, Mittal v/s Mittal, Love.Com(Hindi, Tamil, Telgu), Malegaon ka super hero (this was a cult film which got more than 15 international awards), Jeena to hai (Hindi, Tamil, Telgu), Diary of a butterfly, Hum bhi agar bachhe hote, Warrior Savitri(by Hollywood director Param Gill was shot in India & USA) Kabaddi, Tamso ma jyotir gamaya (Short Film) etc.

• Tamso ma jyotir gamaya (Short Film) – this short film got many Domestic & International film awards which are – 

1. Nasik International Film Festival People’s Choice Award
2. Jaipur Rajasthan International Film Festival Award
3. Banglore Queer Film Festival Awards
4. Hum bhi agar Bache hote – A children film which got many awards:
   1. Best Feature Film – International Film Festival of Shimla – 2nd October 2016
   2. Best Photography – Arte Non Stop Festival, Argentina – 1st October 2016.
   3. Best International Feature Film – Film Maker of The Year Film Festival, Indonesia –

25th November 2016