FILM DIRECTOR

V. Shantaram

1901 - 1990

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Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), also known as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and editor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is best known for films such as Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Duniya Na Mane (1937), Pinjara (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche Nagari and Zunj. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. V. Shantaram is the 1,737th most popular film director (down from 1,481st in 2024), the 1,058th most popular biography from India (down from 838th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, V. Shantaram ranks 1,736 out of 2,041. Before him are Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ebrahim Alkazi, Oscar Micheaux, and John Carl Buechler. After him are Mark Romanek, Stephen Norrington, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Christian Carion, Davis Guggenheim, and Lynne Ramsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, V. Shantaram ranks 356. Before him are George Moorhouse, Donald Howard Menzel, Oliver La Farge, John Sherman Cooper, Carmelita Geraghty, and Stuart Symington. After him are Joseph Albert Sullivan, Dunc Munro, Florence Eldridge, Adelaide Hall, Deborah Snyder, and Donald Cook. Among people deceased in 1990, V. Shantaram ranks 312. Before him are Andrew Wood, Charles Farrell, Mahmoud Namjoo, Jean Wallace, Dorothy Mackaill, and Elizabeth Allan. After him are Arthur Goldberg, Josephine Johnson, Tomás Ó Fiaich, and Sergio Franchi.

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In India

Among people born in India, V. Shantaram ranks 1,058 out of 1,861. Before him are Danish Siddiqui (1983), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Kartik Aaryan (1990), Bappi Lahiri (1952), and Arun Shourie (1941). After him are Begum Samru (1746), Tina Desai (1987), Nandini Satpathy (1931), Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922), Anita Hassanandani (1981), and Ramdev (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, V. Shantaram ranks 30. Before him are Nasir Hussain (1931), Mani Ratnam (1956), Karan Johar (1972), Subhash Ghai (1945), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), and Ebrahim Alkazi (1925). After him are Imtiaz Ali (1971), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), K. Balachander (1930), AR Murugadoss (1974), Aditya Chopra (1971), and Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922).

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