Rajiv studied in Fatima Devi English High School in Mumbai.
With his dream in filmmaking, Rajiv started learning film editing at the age of 16.
He joined veteran filmmaker Vijay Reddy & Raman Kumar as an assistant director.
Rajiv introduced a lot of talented technicians and artists to the film industry.
Rajiv's first super hit film was My Friend Ganesha which was the first composite animation movie to be made in India.