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Rishi Vohra | |
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 Rishi Vohra at Chandigarh Literati in 2015 | |
| Language | English (Novels and Columns) |
| Genre | Fiction |
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Rishi Vohra is a novelist of Indian origin, known for his novels Diary of an Angry Young Man, I am M-M-Mumbai, HiFi in Bollywood and Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai.
Rishi Vohra grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling at Bombay Scottish School and junior college at Jai Hind College. After his HSC, he went to the U.S. for higher studies and completed a B.S. degree in Corporate Finance from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and an Associate of Arts degree in film from Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona. After working in the entertainment industry for several years, he proceeded back to the U.S. and completed an MBA in Sustainability from San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California and a Masters Diploma in Environmental Law from World Wildlife Fund. He is also a Certified Specialist of Wine from the Society of Wine Educators, United States.
After completing his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University, Rishi moved back to Mumbai and started his career in Ad Filmmaking under Prahlad Kakkar. During that time, he worked on several renowned campaigns such as Brooke Bond, Maggi, and Rexona. [1]
From Ad Filmmaking, he moved onto feature films and worked as an assistant director under filmmakers Sohail Khan and Shimit Amin. [2] He worked on films Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya , Hello Brother, Maine Dil Tujhko Diya and Ab Tak Chhappan . [3]
While working for Sohail Khan, he directed a television show, Chehre Pe Chehra. [4] He has also worked as a producer for Sony Entertainment Television (India). [5]
He directed the music video of the song "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai" sung by Kamaal Khan [6] and the promotional video of the song "Aaja Nindiya" composed by Sangeet-Siddharth and featured in Aatma. [7]
He has directed star shows and live events. [2]
Rishi Vohra is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and currently writes for delWine. [8]
Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai was long listed for the Crossword Book Award (2013) [12] and awarded an Honorable Mention at the Hollywood Book Festival [13] in Los Angeles, California.
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