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 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 was
the 1998 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.
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 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 was
the 1998 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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