Rahul Mittra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Mittra

• Rahul Mittra is an Indian actor and film producer. He is the founder of two film production companies named Rahul Mittra Films and Brandsmith & Brandsmith Motion Pictures. He is the producer of the Hindi film series ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.’

• While Rahul was studying in school, he worked as an editor for a school magazine called ‘Sandesh’ and also did freelance work as a radio announcer at Yuvvani AIR.

• In March 1994, Rahul started working at The Times of India as a sub-editor and reporter for the foreign desk. Besides managing the international news section, he wrote numerous articles on subjects like international relations, business, politics, community issues, entertainment, the environment, and youth affairs. He even wrote a front-page story for the Delhi Times. In that article, he exposed that regular water was being sold in mineral water bottles at the New Delhi Railway Station. There, he had an opportunity to interview Manmohan Adhikari, who was the first Communist Prime Minister of Nepal.

• From May 1996 to October 1997, Rahul worked as a senior manager in PR Russian Operations at Core Healthcare Ltd. He spent more than a year working there.

• In October 1997, he became the head of corporate communication at Travelite India. Rahul also launched a strong online marketing and promotion campaign, leading to Travelite India becoming India’s second-largest online inbound travel operator.

• During 1997 and 1998, he provided content for well-known travel and general websites in India and other countries.

• In May 2000, Rahul started working as a senior manager in the medianet department at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group). He worked there for over two years.

• In August 2003, Rahul started his company named Brandsmith Motion Pictures. Through his company, he offers various services such as brand management, business advice, corporate communication, special events, launching new products, getting famous people to support projects, advertising within movies, public relations, handling media, forming important business partnerships, organizing conferences and exhibitions, marketing, and acting as a bridge between different parties.

• In July 2016, he established another film production company called Rahul Mittra Films, located in Mumbai.

• He has worked as a producer in various Hindi films like ‘Bullet Raja’ (2013), ‘Revolver Rani’ (2014), ‘Sarkar 3’ (2017), ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3’ (2018), and ‘Torbaaz’ (2020).

  

• He has also acted in a few Hindi films such as ‘Revolver Rani’ (2014), ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3’ (2018), ‘Torbaaz’ (2020), and ‘Holy Cow’ (2022).

  

• He has worked as a presenter in many Hindi films like ‘Main aur Charles’ (2015), ‘Zubaan’ (2015), ‘Saat Uchakkey’ (2016), and ‘The Legend of Michael Mishra’ (2016).

• In 2018, Rahul took legal action against his business partner Sunil Bohra concerning their movie ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster’ that they worked on together in 2012. Rahul claimed that Bohra had previously agreed, along with director Tigmanshu Dhulia, to release and distribute the film as per their signed agreement. However, according to Rahul’s complaint, after the movie became successful, Bohra kept all the profits for himself and secretly sold the digital and music rights without sharing the earnings. These actions were seen as an attempt to steal and deceive. It was initially agreed that Bohra would receive the entire income from the film, which would then be divided equally among the partners, with each partner getting a 33% share. ^[2]India Today

• In 2020, Rahul approached the Delhi High Court and filed a complaint against Tigmanshu Dhulia, a film producer. Rahul claimed that he had been assigned all the rights to the film by Dhulia. He argued that the unauthorized uploading of the movie on YouTube had infringed upon his rights and caused him significant financial loss since he couldn’t sell the movie’s rights to platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. The high court then ordered Google LLC, which owns YouTube, to remove the film from its platform. YouTube and Google LLC were also asked to respond to the lawsuit. During the virtual proceedings, YouTube’s lawyer clarified that YouTube is an intermediary platform and cannot be held responsible for the uploaded content. The lawyer also mentioned that if Rahul had provided the specific URL of the copyrighted material, YouTube would have taken it down. YouTube further stated that the person or entity responsible for uploading the movie should have been included as a defendant in the lawsuit. As a result, the high court instructed Rahul to include the movie uploader as a defendant within five days. ^[3]Livemint

• In 2021, Rahul worked as a producer for a Hindi TV miniseries called ‘Osho – Laxmi.’

• In 2023, he played the role of Jagjeevan Yadav in a series named ‘Inspector Avinash’ on JioCinema.

  

• During his free time, he enjoys travelling, playing ping pong, and reading books.

  

• Rahul was once appointed as a brand advisor to the government of Arunachal Pradesh, where he organized different campaigns for the state.

• He is a religious person and often visits various temples and gurudwaras.

  

• Rahul Mittra is often seen smoking cigars.

  

• He loves dogs and has three pet dogs named Leo, Butterscotch, and Romeo.

  

• Rahul has been invited as the chief guest to several events.