FILM DIRECTOR

Ram Gopal Varma

1962 - Today

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Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) (born 7 April 1962), is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses in 2004. In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film at Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ram Gopal Varma is the 2,012th most popular film director (down from 1,862nd in 2024), the 1,327th most popular biography from India (down from 1,162nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 2,012 out of 2,041. Before him are Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, Mike Mills, Nicole Holofcener, Kirk Wise, and Sian Heder. After him are Andrew Fleming, Michael Almereyda, Derek Kolstad, Dan Trachtenberg, Prakash Jha, and Richard Stanley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 988. Before him are Chen Ran, Vlado Čapljić, Michael T. Good, Magdalena Georgieva, Jean-Luc Sassus, and Alvin Drew. After him are Carlos Hoyos, Guillaume LeBlanc, Carolyn Hennesy, Ray Houghton, Paul Beatty, and Russell Coutts.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 1,327 out of 1,861. Before him are Sonakshi Sinha (1987), Satish Kaushik (1956), Anirudh Ravichander (1990), Nandita Das (1969), Zarina Wahab (1959), and Salman Khurshid (1953). After him are Gukesh D (2006), Syed Kirmani (1949), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956), Seeman (1966), Raghubar Das (1955), and Bob Woolmer (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Ram Gopal Varma ranks 48. Before him are Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), Sai Paranjpye (1938), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), and Rituparno Ghosh (1963). After him are Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), and Farhan Akhtar (1974).

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