FILM DIRECTOR

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

1978 - Today

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Urdu: شرمین عبید چنائے; born November 12, 1978) is a Canadian-Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women. Obaid-Chinoy is slated to direct an upcoming Star Wars film, which is set to feature a returning Daisy Ridley as Rey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has received more than 1,183,221 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the 1,967th most popular film director (down from 1,802nd in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 171st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 1,967 out of 2,041. Before her are Gina Prince-Bythewood, David Lowery, Marielle Heller, Aleksei Alekseivich German, Boris Khlebnikov, and Cheryl Dunye. After her are Klim Shipenko, Euros Lyn, Jon M. Chu, Joseph Kahn, Rob Letterman, and Anurag Kashyap.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 821. Before her are Marius Popa, Trevor Donovan, Andrei Markov, Daniel Mays, Reinaldo Navia, and Shaun Morgan. After her are Sturgill Simpson, Stefan Nimke, Teruaki Kurobe, Anderson Roberto da Silva Luiz, Arnaud Tournant, and Takashi Miyazawa.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 173 out of 217. Before her are Rubin Okotie (1987), Wasim Akram (1966), Kamila Shamsie (1973), Prithipal Singh (1932), Mukhtar Mai (1972), and Chris Anderson (1957). After her are Iman Vellani (2002), Shahid Afridi (1980), Ajmal Kasab (1987), Mohsin Hamid (1971), Jahangir Khan (1963), and Maryam Nawaz (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 8. Before her are Yash Chopra (1932), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Ramesh Sippy (1947), Chetan Anand (1915), and Govind Nihalani (1940).

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