FILM DIRECTOR

Ardeshir Irani

1886 - 1969

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Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani (5 December 1886 – 14 October 1969) was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He is considered one of the greatest personalities in recent Indian Cinema. He was the director of India's first sound film Alam Ara. He was the producer of India's first colour film Kisan Kanya. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ardeshir Irani is the 1,512th most popular film director (down from 1,184th in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from India (down from 678th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ardeshir Irani ranks 1,512 out of 2,041. Before him are A. Edward Sutherland, Cristi Puiu, Corey Allen, Al Parker, Péter Bacsó, and John R. Leonetti. After him are Deepak Tijori, Eytan Fox, Leigh Whannell, Tapan Sinha, Anja Breien, and Samuel Maoz.

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Among people born in 1886, Ardeshir Irani ranks 290. Before him are Árpád Tóth, Karl Dane, Edu Snethlage, Aarne Pohjonen, Otto Authén, and Harold Nicolson. After him are Sophie Tucker, Jeanie MacPherson, Spring Byington, Richard Mulcahy, Crane Wilbur, and Pauline Bush. Among people deceased in 1969, Ardeshir Irani ranks 237. Before him are Bogumił Kobiela, Rodolfo Choperena, Barbara Bates, Cyril Slater, Alan Mowbray, and Bruno Söderström. After him are Paul Hawkins, Willy Ley, Leonard Chess, Pauline Bush, Walter Hagen, and Josh White.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ardeshir Irani ranks 898 out of 1,861. Before him are Deepa Mehta (1950), Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), Chiranjeevi (1955), Pentala Harikrishna (1986), Amrita Singh (1958), and Sunil Gavaskar (1949). After him are Deepak Tijori (1961), Harnaaz Sandhu (2000), Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1923), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), and Shakti Kapoor (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Ardeshir Irani ranks 18. Before him are Guru Dutt (1925), Ismail Merchant (1936), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Goutam Ghose (1950), Tarsem Singh (1961), and Deepa Mehta (1950). After him are Deepak Tijori (1961), Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), Aparna Sen (1945), S. J. Suryah (1968), and Nasir Hussain (1931).

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