FILM DIRECTOR

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

1963 - Today

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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian film director, occasional actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the drama Rang De Basanti (2006) and the biographical sports film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Director. He also wrote and directed the supernatural action thriller Aks (2001) and the drama Delhi-6 (2009). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is the 2,214th most popular film director (down from 2,005th in 2024), the 1,689th most popular biography from India (down from 1,481st in 2019) and the 69th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ranks 1,210. Before him are Sandra Schmirler, Patrick Herminie, Neeraj Vora, Tracie Ruiz, Mark Kermode, and Michael Waltrip. After him are Tarun Tejpal, Pat Nevin, Desiree Ellis, Keith Curle, Sam Graves, and Terri Schiavo case.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ranks 1,685 out of 1,861. Before him are Diljit Dosanjh (1984), and Pallavi Joshi (1969). After him are Bobby Aloysius (1974), Ashwini Bhave (1967), Indrani Haldar (1971), Sana Khan (1988), Rinke Khanna (1977), Disha Vakani (1978), Sheeba Chaddha (1973), Raima Sen (1979), Manindra Agrawal (1966), and Raghava Lawrence (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra ranks 69. Before him are Payal Kapadia (1986), Kabir Khan (1968), Vikram Bhatt (1969), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), Remo D'Souza (1974), and Neeraj Vora (1963). After him are Raghava Lawrence (1976), Santosh Sivan (1964), Meghna Gulzar (1973), Anubhav Sinha (1965), Lokesh Kanagaraj (1986), and Sujoy Ghosh (1966).

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