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Delhi calling Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

| | Aug 09, 2015, at 03:10 am
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is getting a lot of requests from students and the faculty of Delhi University to visit them. They want him to have interactive sessions with the students of the University.

Rakeysh is from Delhi, he has grown up there and so the faculty of Delhi University wanted to him to talk about how Delhi was like during his growing up years.

They also want him to share his views regarding the transformation of Delhi from Retro to Metro.

Not only that, the students of the University have sent special requests to Rakeysh asking him to talk about Indian Cinema and how it has changed over the years, as well as a brief on how living in Mumbai is different from that in Delhi. The students also wanted him to share his journey in the Bollywood industry as a director, making films like Rang de Basanti and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

While the director is busy with the shoot of his upcoming movie Mirzya, his first love story he wants to take out some time from his hectic schedule and fly to Delhi to address the students at the University.

“I have been born and brought up in Delhi and so it is really close to my heart.  Needless to say I would love to take time out and interact with the students there,” adds Rakeysh.

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