def signup(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        new_user_form = forms.UserForm(request.POST)
        mud_form = forms.MinMUDForm(request.POST)

        if new_user_form.is_valid() and mud_form.is_valid():
            existing_user = User.objects.filter(email=new_user_form.cleaned_data['email'])
            if len(existing_user)>0:
                new_user_form.errors["email"] = 'An Account with this email-id already exists'
                return render(request, 'registration/signup.html', {"signup_form": new_user_form})
            else:

                new_user = User.objects.create_user(
                    username=new_user_form.cleaned_data["username"],
                    password=new_user_form.cleaned_data["password"],
                    email=new_user_form.cleaned_data["email"]
                )

            new_user.first_name = new_user_form.cleaned_data["first_name"]
            new_user.last_name = new_user_form.cleaned_data["last_name"]
            new_user.save()
            new_mud = MoreUserData(user=new_user)
            new_mud.college_name = mud_form.cleaned_data["college_name"]
            new_mud.phone_number = mud_form.cleaned_data["phone_number"]
            new_mud.save()

            # user_instance = new_user
            send_account_activation_email(request, new_user)

            # login(request, new_user, backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
            return redirect('registration:account_activation_email_sent')

        else:
            return render(request, 'registration/signup.html', {"signup_form": new_user_form, "mud_form":mud_form})

    else:
        new_form = forms.UserForm()
        new_mud_form = forms.MinMUDForm()
        return render(request, 'registration/signup.html', {"signup_form": new_form, "mud_form":new_mud_form})