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Kiran Rao Biography

Birth Name:Kiran Rao

Birth Place:Gadwal, Telangana, India

Profession Producer, Assistant director, Director, Writer, Actress, Soundtrack, Casting director, Music department

Awards

  • 2011Filmfare Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Popular Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Filmfare Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016FOI Online Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2017AACTA Award-Best Asian Film: winner
  • 2017Filmfare Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Viewers' Choice Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2018Filmfare Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Screen Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2018Viewers' Choice Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Jury's Choice Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024AWFF Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Surfers' Choice Award-Best Film - Critics: winner
  • 2024FOI Online Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2024FOI Online Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2024IFF Award-Best Director - Critic: nominated
  • 2025IIFA Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2025IIFA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2025Dada Saheb Phalke Award-Best Director - Critics: winner
  • 2025Filmfare Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2025Filmfare Award-Best Film - Critics: nominated
  • 2025Indie Film Festival Award - 1st India Edition-Best Director: nominated
  • 2025Iconic Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2025Popular Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2025FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2025Critics' Awards-Excellence in Direction: winner
  • 2025Jury's Choice Award-Best Director: winner