FILM DIRECTOR

Kalpana Lajmi

1954 - 2018

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Kalpana Lajmi (1954–2018) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Lajmi was an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low-budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films were often woman-oriented. She had been for a long time manager with Bhupen Hazarika. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kalpana Lajmi is the 2,117th most popular film director (down from 2,009th in 2024), the 1,471st most popular biography from India (up from 1,490th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kalpana Lajmi ranks 2,117 out of 2,041. Before her are Adam Wingard, Loren Bouchard, Sahraa Karimi, Jake Paltrow, Garth Davis, and Reginald Hudlin. After her are Oren Moverman, Jeremy Saulnier, Anna Melikian, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Pelin Esmer, and Scott Kalvert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Kalpana Lajmi ranks 752. Before her are Gina McCarthy, Greta Van Susteren, Mo Brooks, Lindiwe Sisulu, Scott May, and Quinn Buckner. After her are Willie Thorne, Mark Foley, Mary Hanna, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, and Charles Fernandez. Among people deceased in 2018, Kalpana Lajmi ranks 628. Before her are Goran Bunjevčević, Juan Carlos García, Craig Mack, Yumiko Shige, and Kateryna Handziuk. After her are Nicholas Bett, Daniela Samulski, Victoria Marinova, David Defiagbon, Martha Érika Alonso, Labinot Harbuzi, and Sara Anzanello.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kalpana Lajmi ranks 1,471 out of 1,861. Before her are Radha (1965), Shriya Saran (1982), Lucky Ali (1958), J. P. Dutta (1949), Ravish Kumar (1974), and Chanda Kochhar (1961). After her are Mithali Raj (1982), Himanta Biswa Sarma (1969), Kiara Advani (1992), Dino Morea (1975), Madhoo (1969), and Arunima Sinha (1989).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Kalpana Lajmi ranks 57. Before her are Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), Farhan Akhtar (1974), Anurag Kashyap (1972), and Ashutosh Gowariker (1964). After her are Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), Mohit Suri (1981), Rohit Shetty (1973), and Payal Kapadia (1986).

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