Rahul is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Subhash Ghai.

The film stars Neha Bajpai, Jatin Grewal, Rajeshwari Sachdev and Yash Pathak.

Akash, a handsome young man who seems to have neither family nor friends, runs his own small business of travel and tourism.

To celebrate Rahul's first birthday, the couple hosts a party of their friends and invites Mira's family to join in the festivities.

Mira's family forcibly takes her away from the party, and they compel her to leave behind her one-year-old son, Rahul.

Their motive in doing all this is to ensure that Mira marries a person who is wealthy enough to suit them and starts a new family without carrying any visible or tangible burdens from the past.

However, Rahul finds out from Uncle John, a neighbour, that Mira is actually a very good person and that she lives in Mahabaleshwar with her parents.

Akash initially rejects the suggestion but eventually agrees to meet Sheila, who turns out to be a caring and gentle lady.

"[6] Ronjita Das of Rediff.com called the story "predictable" and further wrote that "the film has nothing to offer, with the oft-repeated storyline.