FILM DIRECTOR
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Today
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema . A stand-out film from his earlier period is Saaransh (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahesh Bhatt has received more than 7,584,769 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mahesh Bhatt is the 1,138th most popular film director (up from 1,148th in 2019), the 587th most popular biography from India (down from 571st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Film Director.
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7.6M
Page Views (PV)
56.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Mahesh Bhatt ranks 1,138 out of 1,580. Before him are Julie Taymor, Kwak Jae-yong, Andrew Adamson, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Carlos Saldanha, and Scott Hicks. After him are Lee Garmes, Naomi Kawase, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Bahman Ghobadi, Michael Ritchie, and Hany Abu-Assad.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Julie Taymor
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,132
Kwak Jae-yong
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,133
Andrew Adamson
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,134
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,135
Carlos Saldanha
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,136
Scott Hicks
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,137
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,138
Lee Garmes
1898 - 1978
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,139
Naomi Kawase
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,140
Idrissa Ouédraogo
1954 - 2018
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,141
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,142
Michael Ritchie
1938 - 2001
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,143
Hany Abu-Assad
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Mahesh Bhatt ranks 458. Before him are Guido Knopp, Natalya Gundareva, George W. Casey Jr., Richard Riehle, Enriqueta Basilio, and Ang Rita. After him are Ian Hodder, Mimi Kennedy, Frank Lampard, István Tarlós, Saroj Khan, and Jorge Carrascosa.
Others Born in 1948
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Guido Knopp
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 452
Natalya Gundareva
1948 - 2005
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 453
George W. Casey Jr.
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 454
Richard Riehle
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 455
Enriqueta Basilio
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 456
Ang Rita
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 457
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 458
Ian Hodder
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 459
Mimi Kennedy
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 460
Frank Lampard
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 461
István Tarlós
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 462
Saroj Khan
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 463
Jorge Carrascosa
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 464
In India
Among people born in India, Mahesh Bhatt ranks 587 out of 1,227. Before him are Telesphore Toppo (1939), Ela Bhatt (1933), BP Koirala (1914), Raj Reddy (1937), Zakir Hussain (1951), and Subhash Kak (1947). After him are Bachendri Pal (1954), Jasraj (1930), Shatrughan Sinha (1945), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Rambhadracharya (1950), and Jagdish Bhagwati (1934).
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Telesphore Toppo
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 581
Ela Bhatt
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 582
BP Koirala
1914 - 1982
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 583
Raj Reddy
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 584
Zakir Hussain
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 585
Subhash Kak
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 586
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 587
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 588
Jasraj
1930 - 2020
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 589
Shatrughan Sinha
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 590
K. J. Yesudas
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 591
Rambhadracharya
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 592
Jagdish Bhagwati
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 593
Among FILM DIRECTORS In India
Among film directors born in India, Mahesh Bhatt ranks 9. Before him are Michael Radford (1946), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Dara Singh (1928), Guru Dutt (1925), and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914). After him are Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Tarsem Singh (1961), Ismail Merchant (1936), Shyam Benegal (1934), Mehboob Khan (1907), and B. R. Chopra (1914).
Michael Radford
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 3
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 4
Dadasaheb Phalke
1870 - 1944
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 5
Dara Singh
1928 - 2012
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 6
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 7
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 8
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 9
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 10
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 11
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 12
Shyam Benegal
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 13
Mehboob Khan
1907 - 1964
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 14
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 15
