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Kiran Rao

キラン・ラオ　/　きらん・らお

Author from India

November 7, 1973 (age 52)　・　Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India

Bengaluru Urban district
author
film director
film producer

My Take

Kiran Rao earns my respect as a filmmaker who chooses substance over spectacle. Dhobi Ghat and Laapataa Ladies both sound, to me, like quiet character pieces that trust the audience to feel rather than be told, which is harder to pull off in Hindi cinema than the box-office machine usually rewards. What moves me most is that she did not stop at the screen: co-founding the Paani Foundation in 2016 shows someone who actually believes stories and action belong in the same life. I admire artists who carry their conscience into the real world, and Rao reads as exactly that kind of person.

Overview

Kiran Rao (born 7 November 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. She has directed the films Dhobi Ghat (2011) and Laapataa Ladies (2024). In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kiran Rao
Name (Japanese): キラン・ラオ
Reading: きらん・らお
Born: November 7, 1973 (age 52)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Ox
Origin: Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: author / film director / film producer / screenwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Sophia College for Women

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA

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