Raka
Directing
Biography
Raka is an Indian Film director and Choreographer who mainly works is Bollywood films alongside working in Punjabi, Marathi, Tamil films as choreographer. He made his directional debut with the film Happy Hardy and Heer. He started his career as a background dancer, then he worked as an assistant choreographer for Bosco and Ahmed Khan. In 2007, worked as an main assistant choreographer in the film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. In 2012, he begun to work as an independent choreographer. He worked as main choreographer in the mainstream Bollywood films like Karle Pyaar Karle, Nil Battey Sannata, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Laila Majnu etc. While working as choreographer in the film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, seeing his ability, he was offered to direct the film Happy Hardy and Heer starring Himesh Reshammiya and Sonia Mann, which was released in January 2020.[2] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Known For
Laila is a free-spirited girl from a conservative family who firmly believes in living for the present. Qais, a spoilt brat, falls head over heels in love with her. Their families, however, are warring over property, which leads to self-destruction, pain and bleeding hearts.
Laila Majnu
After being diagnosed with brain cancer, a desperate American man kidnaps the reptilian lover of the snake goddess in hopes of gaining immortality.
Hisss
Three married womanisers cheat on their wives. In order to catch them red-handed, their sceptic wives enlist a detective who specialises in investigating extramarital relationships.
Thank You
Partners Karthik and Aman don't have it easy in their road to achieving a happy ending, while Aman's family tries to get him married to someone else, Karthik doesn't step down unless he marries Aman. A sequel to the 2017 film, titled Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.
Nil Battey Sannata
Arjun and Nisha happily marry as they are madly in love with each other. However, trouble brews in their lives when they realize that they have to make a lot of sacrifices to make their marriage work.
Podaa Podi
The film is based on Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's well-known play, takes a Desi avatar when father-son pair discover their mirror images in a different city. The riot of laughter begins when the people around this duplicate duo keep confusing between the two!
Double Di Trouble
Natasha and her fiance, Sunny visit her ancestral property where she meets Devdhar, a man who she forms a passionate connection with.
Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha
Happy and Heer grow up as best friends, with Happy falling for Heer over the years. When she moves to London, Happy goes with her on the pretext of getting a job. He hopes that she will fall for him too but she soon meets Hardy, who was born and brought up in the UK. Hardy is a self-made entrepreneur while Happy is light-hearted and carefree. Who will Heer choose?c
Happy Hardy And Heer
The story is based on the lives of ladiesman Lucky; and his three married friends and how they enchance minor troubles.
Lucky Di Unlucky Story
The story of a gangster, a pizza boy and a dumb plan.