| 1. Rahul Chittella is an Indian film producer, scriptwriter, and director. He directed the Hindi family drama film Gulmohar (2023) starring Manoj Bajpayee and Sharmila Tagore. |
| 2. Rahul expressed his childhood dream of becoming a scriptwriter in an interview. He began by rewriting dialogues for characters in Hindi novels and recording them on his Walkman. |
| 3. In 2009, Rahul started working at the non-profit organization Global Lives Project, India. He also worked with the UN's United Nations Documentary Program in New York. |
| 4. Rahul supervised the making of the script for the 2010 short film Door to Door and assisted in directing it. He joined Mirabai Films in Mumbai in September 2010 as a creative producer. |
| 5. He directed and wrote the screenplay for the 2011 short film Muted. Rahul also scripted and directed the anthology film Shor Se Shuruaat (2016). |
| 6. His short film Azaad won the Best Short Film Award at the 2017 Indian Film Festival of Houston. Rahul assumed directorship in Monsoon Indiawaale Llp, Cservoe International Llp, and Autonomous Works Llp. |
| 7. In 2023, Rahul stated his wife inspired the family drama film Gulmohar idea, noting the scarcity of producers in the genre. Rahul appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show in March 2023. |
| 8. Rahul occasionally drinks liquor and enjoys adventure sports like skydiving. He is a travel enthusiast, having visited numerous countries. |
| 9. His favorite films include Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Piku (2015), and Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994). |
| 10. Rahul has collaborated with filmmaker Mira Nair for over 14 years as her creative and producing partner on projects including The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Words with God, Nafas, Queen of Katwe, and A Suitable Boy. |
| 11. He stumbled into producing by chance when Mira Nair's producer suddenly backed out. He was initially reluctant but ended up enjoying the work. |
| 12. The idea for Gulmohar came to him when Mira Nair's Delhi home of three decades was being sold. His portrayal of Delhi in the film is so accurate that people often assume he is from Delhi. |
| 13. Rahul is currently developing a period drama set in India for an OTT platform. |
| 14. He is producing a film titled Kalpana, based on the true story of Kalpana Chawla, who immigrated to Texas in 1982 and became the first Indian-American in space. |
| 15. Rahul is one of the producers of the Monsoon Wedding Musical that premiered at the Roundhouse Theatre in the UK in 2020. |
