FILM DIRECTOR

Kabir Khan

1968 - Today

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Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who works in Hindi cinema. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with the adventure thriller Kabul Express (2006). He is best known for directing New York (2009), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), and 83 (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kabir Khan has received more than 63,445 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kabir Khan is the 2,010th most popular film director (down from 1,793rd in 2019), the 1,517th most popular biography from India (down from 1,225th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 3.75

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kabir Khan ranks 2,010 out of 2,041. Before him are Jamie Babbit, Josh Cooley, Vishal Bhardwaj, Kalpana Lajmi, Raghava Lawrence, and Jonathan Levine. After him are Hossein Rajabian, Deeyah Khan, Amanda Kernell, Mason Ewing, Lena Waithe, and Drew Pearce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Kabir Khan ranks 927. Before him are Rebekah Brooks, Rachael Ray, Scott Sharp, Carla Overbeck, Seiichi Makita, and Carrie Steinseifer. After him are Kelly Ayotte, Nariyasu Yasuhara, Robert Buckland, Lea Ann Parsley, Naoki Hommachi, and Sandy Brondello.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kabir Khan ranks 1,517 out of 1,861. Before him are Anu Aggarwal (1969), Celina Jaitly (1981), Tina Desai (1987), Barun Sobti (1984), Gagan Narang (1983), and Hansika Motwani (1991). After him are Kanika Kapoor (1978), Avneet Kaur (2001), Vinita Bali (1955), Mandira Bedi (1972), Laxmirani Majhi (1989), and Indrani Haldar (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Kabir Khan ranks 64. Before him are Rohit Shetty (1973), Vikram Bhatt (1969), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (1963), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), and Raghava Lawrence (1976). After him are Remo D'Souza (1974), Meghna Gulzar (1973), Imtiaz Ali (1971), AR Murugadoss (1974), Tanuja Chandra (1969), and Reema Kagti (1972).

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Filmography

Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Director
A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.
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Ek Tha Tiger
Director
An Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission becomes complicated when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.
Aug 15th 20126.148 / 10
The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye
Director
The dynamic story of Lt. Sodhi and his daredevil band of men and women who fought a heroic battle for the independence of India as part of the Indian National Army which was forged out of British defeat in Singapore during WWII and led by the charismatic, indomitable Indian leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
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