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Born December 6, 1945 (age 79) • Lahore • Pakistan
Notable Works “Bandit Queen” • “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” • “Elizabeth” • “Mr. India” • “The Four Feathers”
Mani Kaul
Indian filmmaker
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Indian actor and director
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Indian film director
S.S. Rajamouli
S.S. Rajamouli
Indian film director and screenwriter
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Indian actor
The Guru
Utpal Dutt
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Filmmaker Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Indian filmmaker
Ramesh Sippy and Kiran Juneja
Ramesh Sippy
Indian director and actor
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Indian director
Kishore Kumar
Indian actor, singer, composer, and director
Uday Shankar
Uday Shankar
Indian dancer
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee on set
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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Ashutosh Gowariker
Ashutosh Gowariker
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Dadasaheb Phalke
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Mani Ratnam
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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Mrinal Sen.
Mrinal Sen
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Girish Karnad
Indian author, actor, and film director
Guru Dutt
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