FILM DIRECTOR

Rajkumar Hirani

1962 - Today

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Rajkumar "Raju" Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian filmmaker known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajkumar Hirani has received more than 5,870,105 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Rajkumar Hirani is the 1,774th most popular film director (down from 1,639th in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from India (down from 898th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 28

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  • 1.22

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  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rajkumar Hirani ranks 1,774 out of 2,041. Before him are Jeffrey Lieber, Valérie Donzelli, Drew Goddard, György Pálfi, Valentyn Vasyanovych, and Morgan Spurlock. After him are Adam Curtis, Simon Kinberg, Jon Watts, Basu Chatterjee, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and Cesc Gay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Rajkumar Hirani ranks 676. Before him are Durs Grünbein, Stefano Colantuono, Jorge Bom Jesus, Hubert Strolz, Holger Fach, and Wei Qingguang. After him are Rajiv Kapoor, Dan Bittman, Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, John Laurinaitis, Al Pitrelli, and Justin Cronin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajkumar Hirani ranks 1,056 out of 1,861. Before him are Sania Mirza (1986), Irfan Habib (1931), Ravi Teja (1968), Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Joseph Parecattil (1912), and Reena Roy (1957). After him are Tinnu Anand (1945), Rajiv Kapoor (1962), Vikram Batra (1974), Pooja Bhatt (1972), Sohail Khan (1970), and Basu Chatterjee (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Rajkumar Hirani ranks 34. Before him are K. Balachander (1930), David Dhawan (1955), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Mehboob Khan (1907), Aditya Chopra (1971), and Farah Khan (1965). After him are Basu Chatterjee (1930), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), Deepak Tijori (1961), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Shakti Samanta (1926), and S. S. Rajamouli (1973).

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