FILM DIRECTOR

Sooraj Barjatya

1965 - Today

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Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1965) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He has directed and produced some of the most commercially successful Hindi films. His films often include themes of familial ties and values, and are rooted in traditional Indian culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sooraj Barjatya has received more than 1,931,110 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sooraj Barjatya is the 1,868th most popular film director (down from 1,792nd in 2019), the 1,168th most popular biography from India (up from 1,204th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sooraj Barjatyas by language

Over the past year Sooraj Barjatya has had the most page views in the with 211,022 views, followed by Hindi (37,668), and Persian (1,533). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (95.02%), Hindi (60.75%), and Sanskrit (55.49%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sooraj Barjatya ranks 1,868 out of 2,041. Before him are David DeCoteau, Amat Escalante, Dan Attias, Simon Beaufoy, Lukas Dhont, and Bruce Cohen. After him are Joshua Oppenheimer, David Dobkin, Olena Demyanenko, John August, Dome Karukoski, and Zak Penn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Sooraj Barjatya ranks 748. Before him are Steve Bacic, J Mascis, Zoran Mikulić, Andrew Crosby, Kim Jae-yup, and Steven Klein. After him are J. B. Smoove, Günther Huber, Jens Müller, Koji Gyotoku, Paul Arthurs, and Mia Hermansson-Högdahl.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sooraj Barjatya ranks 1,168 out of 1,861. Before him are Urmila Matondkar (1974), Ranveer Singh (1985), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Emraan Hashmi (1979), Manik Sarkar (1949), and Michael Bennet (1964). After him are Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Antony Padiyara (1921), Renuka Chowdhury (1954), Ramya Krishnan (1970), Indu Jain (1936), and Sarojini Sahoo (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Sooraj Barjatya ranks 44. Before him are Muzaffar Ali (1944), Shakti Samanta (1926), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Goutam Ghose (1950), Mani Kaul (1944), and Ram Gopal Varma (1962). After him are Kiran Rao (1973), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Sai Paranjpye (1938), Prabhu Deva (1973), S. Shankar (1963), and Farhan Akhtar (1974).

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Filmography

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Director
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
Aug 5o 19946.398 / 10
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Director
While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.
Nov 11o 20155.407 / 10
Vivah
Director
Poonam, a traditionally brought-up young woman, is to marry Prem, a groom chosen by her uncle. Poonam and Prem's faith and love are to be tested however, when an accident occurs and Poonam might be scarred for life.
Nov 10o 20066.462 / 10