FILM DIRECTOR

Kiran Rao

1973 - Today

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Kiran Rao (née Janumpally, born 7 November 1973) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Hindi cinema. In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation working towards the mission of fighting drought in Maharashtra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kiran Rao has received more than 5,449,704 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kiran Rao is the 1,885th most popular film director (down from 1,719th in 2019), the 1,196th most popular biography from India (down from 977th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Indian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kiran Raos by language

Over the past year Kiran Rao has had the most page views in the with 911,640 views, followed by Persian (35,784), and Turkish (13,653). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Assamese (687.63%), Indonesian (208.40%), and Catalan (98.11%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kiran Rao ranks 1,885 out of 2,041. Before her are Fede Álvarez, Emily Atef, Evan Goldberg, Carla Simón, Michael Almereyda, and Lisandro Alonso. After her are Mike Mitchell, Kaouther Ben Hania, David Robert Mitchell, Scott Silver, Joachim Rønning, and Sian Heder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Kiran Rao ranks 702. Before her are Greg Rusedski, David Berman, Kasia Kowalska, Emily Atef, Zhang Enhua, and Tegla Loroupe. After her are Christian Bassedas, Nikos Dabizas, René Schneider, Rachel Maddow, Scott Stapp, and Gorazd Štangelj.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kiran Rao ranks 1,196 out of 1,861. Before her are Anil Kumble (1970), Manoj Bajpayee (1969), Esha Deol (1981), Hariharan (1955), Suhasini Maniratnam (1961), and Bhaichung Bhutia (1976). After her are Rohini Hattangadi (1955), Archana Puran Singh (1962), Arshad Warsi (1968), Soumya Swaminathan (1959), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), and Usha Kiran (1929).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Kiran Rao ranks 45. Before her are Shakti Samanta (1926), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Goutam Ghose (1950), Mani Kaul (1944), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), and Sooraj Barjatya (1965). After her are Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Sai Paranjpye (1938), Prabhu Deva (1973), S. Shankar (1963), Farhan Akhtar (1974), and Rajkumar Santoshi (1956).

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Filmography

Delhi Belly
Director
Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.
Jul 1o 20117.039 / 10
Like Stars on Earth
Director
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
Dec 21o 20077.994 / 10
Dangal
Director
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Dec 21o 20167.927 / 10