Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao

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. She was married to famous Indian actor, Aamir Khan, from 2005 to 2021.

  • Title: Kiran Rao
  • Popularity: 1.5801
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1973-11-07
  • Place of Birth: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Kiran Rao Movies

  • 2001
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    Dil Chahta Hai

    Dil Chahta Hai

    6.9 2001 HD

    Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

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  • 2010
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    Peepli Live

    Peepli Live

    7.3 2010 HD

    Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.

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  • 2010
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    Dhobi Ghat

    Dhobi Ghat

    6.4 2010 HD

    Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.

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  • 2024
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    Lost Ladies

    Lost Ladies

    7.8 2024 HD

    In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.

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  • 2012
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    Ship of Theseus

    Ship of Theseus

    6.9 2012 HD

    Three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances.

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  • 2001
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    Monsoon Wedding

    Monsoon Wedding

    6.769 2001 HD

    As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.

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  • 2007
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    Like Stars on Earth

    Like Stars on Earth

    7.977 2007 HD

    Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

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  • 2024
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    Lost Ladies

    Lost Ladies

    7.8 2024 HD

    In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.

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  • 2016
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    Dangal

    Dangal

    7.894 2016 HD

    Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

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  • 2017
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    Secret Superstar

    Secret Superstar

    7.253 2017 HD

    A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.

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  • 2008
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    Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

    Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

    6.782 2008 HD

    Two best friends being convinced that they are not in love search for each other's love.

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  • 2011
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    Delhi Belly

    Delhi Belly

    7 2011 HD

    Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.

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  • 2002
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    Saathiya

    Saathiya

    6.1 2002 HD

    A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - but that's just the beginning of their story.

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  • 2004
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    Swades

    Swades

    7.326 2004 HD

    A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

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  • 2022
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    Laal Singh Chaddha

    Laal Singh Chaddha

    6.289 2022 HD

    Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots — unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.

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  • 2010
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    Dhobi Ghat

    Dhobi Ghat

    6.4 2010 HD

    Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.

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  • 2010
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    Dhobi Ghat

    Dhobi Ghat

    6.4 2010 HD

    Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.

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  • 1970
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    Lust Stories 3

    Lust Stories 3

    1 1970 HD

    Part three to the anthology film.

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  • 2025
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    Sitaare Zameen Par

    Sitaare Zameen Par

    7.138 2025 HD

    A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach a team of players who are intellectually disabled as part of community services. Gulshan has apprehensions at first and feels out of place but soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.

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  • 2023
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    Stolen

    Stolen

    6.9 2023 HD

    The five-month-old baby of impoverished tribal woman Jhumpa Mahato is stolen. Two brothers, Gautam and Raman, who witness the kidnapping, try to help her and become embroiled in the complexities of the investigation.

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  • 2025
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    Humans in the Loop

    Humans in the Loop

    9 2025 HD

    An indigenous woman works as an AI data-labeler after returning to her village with her children, but soon questions the human bias in machine learning.

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  • 2004
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    Koffee with Karan

    Koffee with Karan

    5.7 2004 HD

    Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones.

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  • 1970
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    Koffee with Karan

    Koffee with Karan

    7.2 1970 HD

    Satyamev Jayate is an Indian television talk show that aired on various channels within Star Network along with Doordarshan's DD National. The first season of the show premiered on 6 May 2012 and marked the television debut of popular Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan. The show highlights sensitive social issues prevalent in India such as female foeticides, child sexual abuse, dowry, medical malpractice, honor killings, insensitivity towards the physically disabled, domestic violence, overuse of pesticides leading to pesticide poisoning, alcoholism, untouchability, plight of senior citizens and water crisis. Satyamev Jayate received an overwhelming positive response and feedback from both the critics as well as the public. The show was widely appreciated by several film and television personalities, politicians and social activists for its research, format, presentation and content.

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