FILM DIRECTOR

Anurag Kashyap

1972 - Today

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Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. The Government of France made him a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013. Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998) and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Anurag Kashyap is the 2,085th most popular film director (down from 1,975th in 2024), the 1,411th most popular biography from India (down from 1,356th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Anurag Kashyap ranks 2,085 out of 2,041. Before him are Amat Escalante, Chris Terrio, Joe Walker, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew Libatique, and Michael Chaves. After him are Jan Komasa, Lee Isaac Chung, Veiko Õunpuu, Mohamed Diab, Peter Joseph, and Jake Schreier.

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Among people born in 1972, Anurag Kashyap ranks 1,128. Before him are Péter Lipcsei, Yoshiyuki Sakamoto, Natalya Vasko, Maz Jobrani, Yamilé Aldama, and Margit Pörtner. After him are Sven Lõhmus, Takashi Yamahashi, Amy Frazier, André Ehrenberg, Virisila Buadromo, and Jean Louisa Kelly.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anurag Kashyap ranks 1,411 out of 1,861. Before him are Shankar Mahadevan (1967), Shantanu Narayen (1963), Archana Puran Singh (1962), Revathi (1966), Arshad Warsi (1968), and Mahesh Manjrekar (1958). After him are Karen David (1979), Arjun Sarja (1962), Smriti Irani (1976), Arundhati Bhattacharya (1956), Jyotindra Nath Dixit (1936), and Salil Shetty (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Anurag Kashyap ranks 55. Before him are Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), and Farhan Akhtar (1974). After him are Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), and Mohit Suri (1981).

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