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Anurag Kashyap

1972 - Today

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Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to films, the Government of France made him a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998) and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anurag Kashyap is the 1,968th most popular film director (up from 1,974th in 2019), the 1,397th most popular biography from India (down from 1,356th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Anurag Kashyap ranks 1,968 out of 2,041. Before him are Tim Minear, Derek Cianfrance, Farhan Akhtar, Amat Escalante, Chris Terrio, and Matthew Libatique. After him are Lee Isaac Chung, Peter Joseph, David DeCoteau, Stuart Beattie, Josh Cooley, and Chris Williams.

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Among people born in 1972, Anurag Kashyap ranks 981. Before him are Takashi Nagata, Brigid Brannagh, Paolo Tagliavento, Yoshiyuki Sakamoto, Maz Jobrani, and Yamilé Aldama. After him are Takashi Yamahashi, Amy Frazier, Virisila Buadromo, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gideon Emery, and Olivier Echouafni.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anurag Kashyap ranks 1,397 out of 1,861. Before him are Nirupama Rao (1950), Shankar Mahadevan (1967), Archana Puran Singh (1962), Revathi (1966), Arshad Warsi (1968), and Mahesh Manjrekar (1958). After him are Karen David (1979), Arjun Sarja (1962), Smriti Irani (1976), Arundhati Bhattacharya (1956), Jyotindra Nath Dixit (1936), and Deepa Malik (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Anurag Kashyap ranks 55. Before him are Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), and Farhan Akhtar (1974). After him are Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), and Rohit Shetty (1973).

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