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Radha Bharadwaj

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Birth name Radha Bharadwaj
Nationality Inde

Radha Bharadwaj is an Indian filmmaker, film producer and screenwriter. She moved to the United States in her late teens to study film. Bharadwaj's screenwriting and directing feature debut is Closet Land. The critically acclaimed surreal psychological drama was released by Universal Pictures in 1991, making Radha Bharadwaj the first director of Indian descent to have a film released by a major Hollywood studio. Closet Land stars Alan Rickman and Madeleine Stowe. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer produced the feature. The screenplay for Closet Land won the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among others. Bharadwaj's second feature is the Victorian gothic mystery, Basil. The period thriller, set in the United Kingdom, stars Derek Jacobi, Christian Slater, Jared Leto and Claire Forlani. The director's cut for Basil was twice selected to be the closing night film for the Special Presentation series at the Toronto International Film Festival, and chosen for a prime slot at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film was also acclaimed at the American Film Market. Bharadwaj is currently working on new projects.

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Filmography of Radha Bharadwaj (2 films)

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Director

Basil
Basil (1998)
, 1h53
Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Sarah Hadland
Rating58% 2.948712.948712.948712.948712.94871
Basil (Jared Leto) is a young British aristocrat who grew up on the country estate of Windermere Hall. His father, Frederick (Derek Jacobi), is a traditionalist who believes that there are things people of their class should never do. One of those things is romancing the women of lower classes, and Frederick threatens to disinherit Basil as he did Ralph, his elder son, should he also succumb to this temptation.
Closet Land, 1h29
Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman
Rating69% 3.4949953.4949953.4949953.4949953.494995
Set in an unspecified country, Stowe's character is taken from her home in the middle of the night, accused of embedding anarchistic messages into her book, entitled Closet Land. The book is a story about a child who, as a result of bad behaviour, has been locked in a closet as punishment. While in there, the child is greeted by a group of childhood ally archetypes who innocently attempt to comfort the scared little girl. The seemingly simple content is questioned by the government, which accuses the author of encouraging and introducing anarchism among its audience of naïve children.

Scriptwriter

Basil
Basil (1998)
, 1h53
Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Sarah Hadland
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.948712.948712.948712.948712.94871
Basil (Jared Leto) is a young British aristocrat who grew up on the country estate of Windermere Hall. His father, Frederick (Derek Jacobi), is a traditionalist who believes that there are things people of their class should never do. One of those things is romancing the women of lower classes, and Frederick threatens to disinherit Basil as he did Ralph, his elder son, should he also succumb to this temptation.
Closet Land, 1h29
Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4949953.4949953.4949953.4949953.494995
Set in an unspecified country, Stowe's character is taken from her home in the middle of the night, accused of embedding anarchistic messages into her book, entitled Closet Land. The book is a story about a child who, as a result of bad behaviour, has been locked in a closet as punishment. While in there, the child is greeted by a group of childhood ally archetypes who innocently attempt to comfort the scared little girl. The seemingly simple content is questioned by the government, which accuses the author of encouraging and introducing anarchism among its audience of naïve children.

Production

Basil
Basil (1998)
, 1h53
Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Sarah Hadland
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.948712.948712.948712.948712.94871
Basil (Jared Leto) is a young British aristocrat who grew up on the country estate of Windermere Hall. His father, Frederick (Derek Jacobi), is a traditionalist who believes that there are things people of their class should never do. One of those things is romancing the women of lower classes, and Frederick threatens to disinherit Basil as he did Ralph, his elder son, should he also succumb to this temptation.