FILM DIRECTOR

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

1978 - Today

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Urdu: شرمین عبید چنائے; born November 12, 1978) is a Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women. Obaid-Chinoy is slated to direct an upcoming Star Wars film, which is set to feature a returning Daisy Ridley as Rey. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the 2,021st most popular film director (down from 1,968th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 2,021 out of 2,041. Before her are Amanda Kernell, Rohit Shetty, Lucky McKee, Josh Trank, Benh Zeitlin, and Kabir Khan. After her are Vikram Bhatt, Vishal Bhardwaj, Remo D'Souza, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and Raghava Lawrence.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Amanda Kernell
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 2,015
Rohit Shetty
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 2,016
Lucky McKee
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 2,017
Josh Trank
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 2,018
Benh Zeitlin
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 2,019
Kabir Khan
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 2,020
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 2,021
Vikram Bhatt
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 2,022
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 2,023
Remo D'Souza
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 2,024
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 2,025
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 2,026
Raghava Lawrence
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 2,027

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ranks 1,174. Before her are J. D. Williams, Julie Fowlis, Takafumi Yoshimoto, Takuji Miyoshi, Saadet Özkan, and Nate Silver. After her are Kosuke Kitani, Mike Knox, Yusuke Kawakita, Lilia Osterloh, Aftab Shivdasani, and Lars Hirschfeld.

Others Born in 1978

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J. D. Williams
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 1,168
Julie Fowlis
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 1,169
Takafumi Yoshimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 1,170
Takuji Miyoshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 1,171
Saadet Özkan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 1,172
Nate Silver
JOURNALIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 1,173
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 1,174
Kosuke Kitani
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 1,175
Mike Knox
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 1,176
Yusuke Kawakita
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 1,177
Lilia Osterloh
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 1,178
Aftab Shivdasani
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 1,179
Lars Hirschfeld
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 1,180