FILM DIRECTOR

Rohit Shetty

1973 - Today

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Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, stuntman, producer and television personality who works in Hindi cinema. A notable director of Hindi cinema, his movies often mix the genres of action comedy and masala films. His breakthrough came with the first installment of the comedy film franchise Golmaal (2006), starring Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi, which became a sleeper hit. Further subsequent successful films in the franchise included Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010), which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Rohit Shetty is the 2,165th most popular film director (down from 2,003rd in 2024), the 1,574th most popular biography from India (down from 1,451st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rohit Shetty ranks 2,165 out of 2,041. Before him are Lena Waithe, George Hickenlooper, Adam Rifkin, Alexei Popogrebski, Roar Uthaug, and Amanda Kernell. After him are Payal Kapadia, Walt Becker, Luke Greenfield, Lucky McKee, Josh Trank, and Benh Zeitlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Rohit Shetty ranks 1,324. Before him are Kenji Nakada, Annie Mumolo, Michele Mian, Suheir Hammad, Petter Rudi, and Bas Roorda. After him are Elena Azarova, Alex Coomber, Brad Beyer, Patrice Estanguet, Jackie McNamara, and Brandon Paulson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rohit Shetty ranks 1,574 out of 1,861. Before him are Kavita Kaushik (1981), Hardeep Singh Nijjar (1977), Zayed Khan (1980), Neha Kakkar (1988), Amrita Arora (1981), and Mouni Roy (1985). After him are Sunidhi Chauhan (1983), Payal Kapadia (1986), Neha Dhupia (1980), Hardik Pandya (1993), Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor (1990), and Vicky Kaushal (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Rohit Shetty ranks 62. Before him are Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), and Mohit Suri (1981). After him are Payal Kapadia (1986), Kabir Khan (1968), Vikram Bhatt (1969), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), Remo D'Souza (1974), and Neeraj Vora (1963).

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