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Rajesh Roshan

1955 - Today

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Rajesh Roshanlal Nagrath (born 24 May 1953) is an Indian music director and composer. In 2025, Netflix released a four-part documentary series titled The Roshans. The series traces the artistic lineage from composer Roshan to his sons Rakesh Roshan and Rajesh Roshan, and to actor Hrithik Roshan, reflecting on how the family’s creative output helped shape mainstream Bollywood music and cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rajesh Roshan is the 3,010th most popular musician (down from 2,770th in 2024), the 1,371st most popular biography from India (down from 1,208th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rajesh Roshan ranks 3,010 out of 3,175. Before him are Terry Butler, Adam Wakeman, Pete Rock, Grant Hart, Andrew Weatherall, and Zbigniew Robert Promiński. After him are Twiins, Silenoz, Sigurd Wongraven, Evan Taubenfeld, Daniel Johns, and Laufey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Rajesh Roshan ranks 730. Before him are John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, Patrick McCabe, Charles J. Precourt, Joe Donnelly, Tony Snow, and Thomas David Jones. After him are Rita Bhaduri, Brad Raffensperger, Tom Bergeron, Charles D. Gemar, Ernie Grunfeld, and Allan Border.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajesh Roshan ranks 1,370 out of 1,861. Before him are Muzaffar Ali (1944), Shefali Jariwala (1982), Suniti Solomon (1938), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), and Emraan Hashmi (1979). After him are Nitu Chandra (1984), Akshaye Khanna (1975), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), White Town (1966), Lillete Dubey (1953), Kunjarani Devi (1968), and Sulakshana Pandit (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Rajesh Roshan ranks 23. Before him are Salil Chowdhury (1925), Teejan Bai (1956), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Mehdi Hassan (1927), and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927). After him are P.V.R. Raja (1985), Shubha Mudgal (1959), U. Srinivas (1969), Amit Trivedi (1979), Sidhu Moose Wala (1993), and Abhaya Hiranmayi (1989).

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