Mr. Raj has maximum number of international awards (230) and maximum official selections and screenings (330) of his feature film- Tara, the journey of Love & Passion. There is a directly proportionate relation between the depths of emotions captured in a movie with its rising international fame. The more international fame it has, the more deeply it makes a place in its audience's heart. One such legendary feature film is Tara- the journey of love and passion, which is directed, produced and distributed by Mr. Kumar Raj from Mumbai. The feature film is known for bagging maximum number of international awards (230) & maximum official selections and screenings. The lead actress in the film is Rekha Ratna. The film is centred on the theme of women empowerment. World Book of Records, London proudly includes Mr. Kumar Raj and his Film's unbeatable records in its India edition-2021. This information was shared by Mr. Santosh Shukla, President-WBR. To add more colour to the glory of the film, it has stayed in a cinema hall of Mumbai for more than 52 weeks. The film's theme is one of the major reasons for it achieving the international fame. The fame reached to such huge heights that the world known film maker-Steven Spielberg called both the actress and Mr. Kumar Raj to New York Film Academy and got it featured in the library of New York Film Academy. Tara has also touched the pinnacle of success with 8 Oscar nominations for best film in foreign language category. This is not the first film of Mr. Raj, which has made an international acclaim. He also has 'Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai' selected by Camareon for the 89th Academy Awards for the best foreign feature film in foreign language category. A master mariner (Captain) by profession, Mr. Raj has excellent academics to back up his knowledge with a management degree from Cambridge UK. He got into films and production for the sheer love of making films. He has also done his diploma in Direction from Digital Academy and diploma in production from ZIMA (Zee Institutes of Media Arts) before he set foot into direction and production. Mr. Raj has 5 feature films in various languages to his credit. His last feature film was officially selected in 336 International Film Festivals and got 335 International awards. Few of his films are 'Come December', 'Jaidaad', 'Nami', 'Manthan Ek Kashmashkash', 'Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai' and 'Tara'. He has also 3 documentaries in his kitty. All of his movies have been released officially and has been aired in theatres. He has also been featured into many national dailies like Mid-Day, Hit-list etc. Mr. Raj is a captain by profession, director by heart, producer by vision and a learner for life. He has further future plans to make it bigger with his films worldwide.
