FILM DIRECTOR

Kabir Khan

1968 - Today

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Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who works in Hindi cinema. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with the adventure thriller Kabul Express (2006). He is best known for directing New York (2009), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and 83 (2021). He is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kabir Khan is the 2,174th most popular film director (down from 2,012th in 2024), the 1,608th most popular biography from India (down from 1,519th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kabir Khan ranks 2,174 out of 2,041. Before him are Luke Greenfield, Lucky McKee, Josh Trank, Benh Zeitlin, Shane Carruth, and Jac Schaeffer. After him are Sonia Nassery Cole, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Vikram Bhatt, Antonio Campos, and Ayten Amin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Kabir Khan ranks 1,182. Before him are Walt Becker, Litefoot, Scott Sharp, Sēmisi Sika, Janeene Vickers, and Abi Morgan. After him are Sonia Nassery Cole, Upendra, Peter R. Orszag, Katrina Adams, Darren Clarke, and Murphy Jensen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kabir Khan ranks 1,608 out of 1,861. Before him are Pooja Bedi (1970), Kalki Koechlin (1984), Karan Soni (1989), Rekha Bhardwaj (1964), Upasana Singh (1966), and Ayushmann Khurrana (1984). After him are Sara Khan (1989), Aadesh Shrivastava (1964), Tania Sachdev (1986), Upendra (1968), Vikram Bhatt (1969), and Monisha Unni (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Kabir Khan ranks 64. Before him are Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), Mohit Suri (1981), Rohit Shetty (1973), and Payal Kapadia (1986). After him are Vikram Bhatt (1969), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), Remo D'Souza (1974), Neeraj Vora (1963), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (1963), and Raghava Lawrence (1976).

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