FILM DIRECTOR

Ram Gopal Varma

1962 - Today

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Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ram Gopal Varma has received more than 8,723,214 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ram Gopal Varma is the 1,860th most popular film director (down from 1,740th in 2019), the 1,162nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,019th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 24

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  • 4.48

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 1,860 out of 2,041. Before him are Corneliu Porumboiu, Ava DuVernay, Cate Shortland, Samuel Bayer, Greig Fraser, and Rachel Talalay. After him are Dean DeBlois, David DeCoteau, Amat Escalante, Dan Attias, Simon Beaufoy, and Lukas Dhont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 764. Before him are Femi Kuti, Jan Schur, Rob Minkoff, Kevin Willis, Julia Campbell, and Robert Curbeam. After him are David DeCoteau, Bengt Baron, Phil Katz, Tammy Baldwin, Kauksi Ülle, and Nico Rienks.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 1,162 out of 1,861. Before him are Mani Kaul (1944), Ram Swarup (1920), Moon Moon Sen (1954), Allu Arjun (1982), Alia Bhatt (1993), and Vinod Khosla (1955). After him are Urmila Matondkar (1974), Ranveer Singh (1985), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Emraan Hashmi (1979), Manik Sarkar (1949), and Michael Bennet (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 43. Before him are Deepak Tijori (1961), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Shakti Samanta (1926), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Goutam Ghose (1950), and Mani Kaul (1944). After him are Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Kiran Rao (1973), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Sai Paranjpye (1938), Prabhu Deva (1973), and S. Shankar (1963).

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