Kiran Rao
Film director and producer · age 52
- Age
- 52
- Born
- November 7, 1973
- Zodiac
- Scorpio
- Generation
- Gen X
- From
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Nationality
- Indian
the story
Kiran Rao is the filmmaker behind Laapataa Ladies, the crowd-pleasing comedy that became India's Oscar entry and swept the 70th Filmfare Awards. She broke through as a director with the Mumbai mosaic Dhobi Ghat and co-founded the water-conservation nonprofit Paani Foundation. Divorced from Aamir Khan since 2021, she continues to produce with his banner.
known for
- Occupation
- Film director, producer and screenwriter
- Known for
- Directing Dhobi Ghat and Laapataa Ladies
education
- Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
Economics · 1995
- AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia
MA, Mass Communication
causes & initiatives
- Water conservation, co-founded the Paani Foundation (2016) to fight drought in rural Maharashtra