Founder
Rajesh Rajilal is a London-based film director and producer, born 16 October 1979. He began his career as a film runner in the UK industry, moving through film editing, casting and directing. He trained under and assisted acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur and the late director Jagmohan Mundhra, and has worked alongside talent including Kabir Bedi and composer A. R. Rahman.
His production and crew credits span feature films, television and short-form work, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Salaam-E-Ishq, Housefull 3, and De De Pyaar De 2, alongside a slate of short films produced and directed under his own banner. He is also active in training and mentoring newcomers to media production.
The RFPI Group
RFPI — Raj Film Productions Int — is the umbrella brand for a group of production, media and entertainment companies:
- Mayfair Motion Pictures Limited — feature and TV motion picture production, post-production, distribution and casting
- Soho Movies Limited — feature film and motion picture production
- Lightning Studios Limited — motion picture production and post-production, plus rental of camera, lighting and media entertainment equipment (the home of our Gear Hire service)
- Maple Media UK Limited — UK-based production, post-production, distribution and casting services
- Maple IT and Media HK Limited — the group’s Hong Kong / Asia-Pacific production and media arm
- White Elephant Entertainment Limited — feature film and entertainment production
- Mark Media 1 Limited — performing arts, artistic creation and live entertainment
- Raj Film Productions Int & Yash Media — the original production banners RFPI grew from: casting professionals, a production office, an editing suite and transport services across the UK, Mauritius, France, Belgium and India
Our Approach
From development through delivery, RFPI combines hands-on production experience with modern tools — including AI-assisted animation and content workflows — to help productions of any size move faster without cutting corners.