FILM DIRECTOR

Ashutosh Gowariker

1964 - Today

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Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Indian Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". He is best known for helming the epic musical sports drama Lagaan (2001), the social drama Swades (2004) and the epic historical romantic drama Jodhaa Akbar (2008), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar. Lagaan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, which makes him a voting member of the Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashutosh Gowariker is the 1,991st most popular film director (down from 1,975th in 2019), the 1,440th most popular biography from India (down from 1,357th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ashutosh Gowariker ranks 1,991 out of 2,041. Before him are Roza Sarkisian, Aleksei Alekseivich German, Rose Troche, Lisandro Alonso, Kaouther Ben Hania, and Shane Meadows. After him are Sean Anders, Houda Benyamina, Will Gluck, Adam Wingard, Loren Bouchard, and Reginald Hudlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ashutosh Gowariker ranks 930. Before him are Phil Housley, Antonio McKay, Lillie Leatherwood, Rose Troche, Ralph Garman, and Lydia de Vega. After him are Joan Higginbotham, Yvonne Murray, Paul Gonzales, Neil Eckersley, Frank Rutherford, and Stuart Tinney.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ashutosh Gowariker ranks 1,440 out of 1,861. Before him are Nafisa Ali (1957), Chinmayi (1984), Ileana D'Cruz (1987), Malini Awasthi (1967), Anju Bobby George (1977), and Shamita Shetty (1979). After him are Alisha Chinai (1965), Dilip Joshi (1968), Kriti Sanon (1990), Ravi Shastri (1962), Virender Sehwag (1978), and Ashutosh Rana (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Ashutosh Gowariker ranks 56. Before him are Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), Farhan Akhtar (1974), and Anurag Kashyap (1972). After him are Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), Rohit Shetty (1973), and Kabir Khan (1968).

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