years_active birth_place article_title name occupation
1991 -- present india radha bharadwaj
 radha bharadwaj film director , film producer , screenwriter
radha bharadwaj

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 .
