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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 the next Star Wars film, due for release in 2026, and which will feature Daisy Ridley. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has received more than 1,097,570 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the 1,809th most popular film director (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 154th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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  • 22.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 1,809 out of 1,581. Before her are Jamie Babbit, Ti West, Dee Rees, Vishal Bhardwaj, Vikram Bhatt, and Remo D'Souza. After her are Don Hertzfeldt, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Imtiaz Ali, Melina Matsoukas, Robert Lorenz, and Aishwarya R. Dhanush.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 1,040. Before her are Yoshitaka Kageyama, D'Angelo Dinero, Rachel Morrison, Brian Urlacher, Hideki Sahara, and Yusuke Nakatani. After her are Kurt Busch, Naotaka Takeda, Katsuya Ishihara, Yasushi Kita, Kohei Inoue, and Masaya Nishitani.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 172 out of 180. Before her are Dilshad Vadsaria (1985), Ali Zafar (1980), Amjad Sabri (1970), Fawad Khan (1981), Atif Aslam (1983), and Mahira Khan (1984). After her are Shoaib Malik (1982), Veena Malik (1984), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Waqar Younis (1971), Muniba Mazari (1987), and Arfa Karim (1995).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 7. Before her are Yash Chopra (1932), Gulzar (1934), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Chetan Anand (1915), and Ramesh Sippy (1947).

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Filmography

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