In 2003, Rahul joined Mukta Arts Limited as Vice President — Finance and Business Strategy and has been involved in the development of the company. On the creative side, he was instrumental in the setup of the company’s niche film banner, Mukta Searchlight and he produced Mukta Searchlight’s first production, the critically acclaimed blockbuster ‘Iqbal’, in 2005. In 2014, he was promoted to Managing Director of Mukta Arts, responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the company and all its group holdings as well as the future strategy and expansion for all businesses. His current project is the set up and expansion of Mukta A2 Cinemas. The company has now rolled out 17 multiplex properties He also oversees Mukta Arts programming and distribution business, which currently controls over 750 screens across India and was instrumental in inking the joint-venture deal with UFO Films to combine these two huge programming businesses