Rakesh Maria was born in Punjabi family to Vijay Madia ( the surname got distorted to Maria ) who resided in Bandra , Mumbai . His father a well-known name in film circles was founder of Kala Niketan , a banner under which he made films such as Kaajal , Preetam , Neel Kamal , among others as a top Bollywood financier and producer . He completed his graduation from St. Xavier ’s College Mumbai . He chose to make the career as an IPS officer , cracking the UPSC ( Union public service commission ) exams to get an IPS cadre . Incidentally , as was told by him in an interview , Retd . Air Chief Marshall Pratap Chandra Lal was on his interview panel for IPS . He recalled therein the Khalistan movement and the 1993 Bombay bombings
1993 Bombay bombings
1993 Bombay bombings
Rakesh Maria