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Farah Khan

1965 - Today

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Farah Khan Kunder (née Khan; born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, choreographer, dancer, writer, producer, and actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. She has choreographed more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, and has won the National Film Award for Best Choreography along with seven Filmfare Awards. Khan has also worked in Tamil cinema and international projects, including Monsoon Wedding (2001), Bombay Dreams (2002), Vanity Fair (2004), Marigold: An Adventure in India (2007), the Chinese film Perhaps Love (2005), and Kung Fu Yoga (2017). Her work has earned her nominations at the Tony Awards and the Golden Horse Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Farah Khan is the 1,868th most popular film director (down from 1,757th in 2024), the 1,168th most popular biography from India (down from 1,046th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Farah Khan ranks 1,872 out of 2,041. Before her are Drew Goddard, Xavier Gens, J. C. Chandor, Simon Curtis, Ihor Podolchak, Dean Devlin, Ovidie, Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, and Carla Simón. After her are Tommy Wirkola, and Lukas Dhont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Farah Khan ranks 809. Before her are Dan Bucatinsky, Warren Ellis, Melitta Rühn, Mike Henry, Alexander Zhuravlyov, and Dmitri Kuznetsov. After her are András Sike, Jon Inge Kjørum, Ira Sachs, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Agneta Eriksson, and J. B. Smoove.

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In India

Among people born in India, Farah Khan ranks 1,167 out of 1,861. Before her are Ahmed Patel (1949), Nalini Jaywant (1926), Raveena Tandon (1974), Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), and Mandakini (1963). After her are Sania Mirza (1986), Savitri Jindal (1940), Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927), Rupi Kaur (1992), Richa Chadda (1986), Annapurna Devi (1927), and Roop Singh (1908).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Farah Khan ranks 41. Before her are Aditya Chopra (1971), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), David Dhawan (1955), Mehboob Khan (1907), and Basu Chatterjee (1930). After her are Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), Sai Paranjpye (1938), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), and Rituparno Ghosh (1963).

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