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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 5,582,264 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Kiran Rao is the 1,726th most popular film director (down from 1,445th in 2019), the 981st most popular biography from India (down from 798th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

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  • 1.76

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  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kiran Rao ranks 1,726 out of 1,581. Before her are Carla Simón, Kelly Asbury, Claudio Miranda, Phedon Papamichael, Călin Peter Netzer, and Jeff Cronenweth. After her are Adina Pintilie, Michael Dougherty, Nicolette Krebitz, Mark Duplass, Samuel Bayer, and Miranda July.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Kiran Rao ranks 638. Before her are Fatuma Roba, Muhammad Abdullaev, Dragan Tarlać, Marian Hristov, Damjan Fras, and Rainbow Rowell. After her are Stefan Kretzschmar, Rubén Wolkowyski, Lee Min-sung, Sticky Fingaz, Mahima Chaudhry, and Mark Huizinga.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kiran Rao ranks 981 out of 1,493. Before her are Aravind Adiga (1974), Allu Arjun (1982), Meenakshi Seshadri (1963), Dipak Misra (1953), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), and Adil Hussain (1963). After her are Esha Deol (1981), Mahima Chaudhry (1973), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Saina Nehwal (1990), Akshay Venkatesh (1981), and Salman Khurshid (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Kiran Rao ranks 33. Before her are Mehboob Khan (1907), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Aditya Chopra (1971), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), David Dhawan (1955), and Basu Chatterjee (1930). After her are Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Prabhu Deva (1973), Mani Kaul (1944), Goutam Ghose (1950), and Prakash Jha (1952).

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Filmography

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