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==Early life== |
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Kiran Rao was born into a family from [[Telangana]] on 7 November 1973.<ref name=birthday/><ref name=gupta/><ref>[http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/tbd ]{{ |
Kiran Rao was born into a family from [[Telangana]] on 7 November 1973.<ref name=birthday/><ref name=gupta/><ref>[http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/tbd ] {{wayback|url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/tbd |date=20110824133925 |df=y }}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was [[J. Rameshwar Rao]], [[Raja of Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana state]]. She was raised in [[Kolkata]] where she attended [[Loreto House]] . In 1992, her parents decided to leave Kolkata so she moved to Mumbai.<ref name=gupta/> She graduated with an economics major from the [[Sophia College, Mumbai|Sophia College for Women (Mumbai)]] in 1995. She attended the Social Communications Media course at the Sophia Polytechnic for two months, but then quit and left for [[Delhi]]. She got her Masters at [[AJK Mass Communication Research Center]] at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=hub220111DEAR_MR.asp|title=Dear Mr. Subhash Ghai, my name is Kiran Rao|volume=8|issue=3|date=22 January 2011|work=Tehelka Magazine}}</ref> Her first maternal cousin is actress, [[Aditi Rao Hydari]]. |
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==Career== |
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Kiran Rao | |
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| Born | 7 November 1973[1][2] Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Alma mater | Sophia College Mumbai Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Azad Rao Khan |
| Relatives | Aditi Rao Hydari (cousin) |
Kiran Rao is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director.
Early life
Kiran Rao was born into a family from Telangana on 7 November 1973.[1][2][3] Her paternal grandfather was J. Rameshwar Rao, Raja of Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana state. She was raised in Kolkata where she attended Loreto House . In 1992, her parents decided to leave Kolkata so she moved to Mumbai.[2] She graduated with an economics major from the Sophia College for Women (Mumbai) in 1995. She attended the Social Communications Media course at the Sophia Polytechnic for two months, but then quit and left for Delhi. She got her Masters at AJK Mass Communication Research Center at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[4] Her first maternal cousin is actress, Aditi Rao Hydari.
Career
Kiran Rao started her career as an assistant director in the epic film Lagaan directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, whom she also assisted later on Swades: We, the People. Lagaan was nominated for 74th Academy Awards in the foreign language film category. Aamir Khan produced and starred in the same film. Before Lagaan she has also done minute role of supporting actress in Dil Chahta Hai'.[5] She also worked as Second Assistant Director with Academy Award nominated director Mira Nair on the indie hit Monsoon Wedding.[6]
She scripted and directed the film Dhobi Ghat, which was released in January 2011 under Aamir Khan Productions.[7][8] She has started writing her next film which will have roots in Kolkata.[2]
Personal life
Kiran Rao married actor/film director Aamir Khan in December 2005, after Khan divorced his first wife Reena Dutta in 2002.They met on the sets of movie Lagaan. Rao was one of the film's assistant directors. They now live in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb.[9] The couple have a son, Azad Rao Khan (born on 5 December 2011), who has been named after Abul Kalam Azad.[10] She is an atheist.[11]
Kiran Rao and actor Aditi Rao Hydari are maternal first cousins. Hydari’s maternal grandfather, J. Rameshwar Rao was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a town in Mahbubnagar district of Telangana and her paternal grandfather Akbar Hydari was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State.[12][13]
Filmography
Director
- Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)[14] (2011)
Assistant Director
- Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India (2001)
- Monsoon Wedding (2001)
- Saathiya (2002)
- Swades: We, the People (2004)
Producer
- Taare Zameen Par (2007) best film (associate producer)
- Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) (associate producer)
- Peepli Live (2010) (producer)
- Dhobi Ghat (2011) (producer)
- Delhi Belly (2011) (producer)
- Talaash (2012) (producer)
- Ship Of Theseus (2013)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Aamir surprises Kiran on birthday".
- ^ a b c d Template:Cite m news
- ^ [1] Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dear Mr. Subhash Ghai, my name is Kiran Rao". Tehelka Magazine. 22 January 2011.
- ^ "The little known Bollywood debut of Kiran Rao in Dil Chahta Hai". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Kiran Rao
- ^ "Aamir is a dream producer: Kiran Rao". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "India's Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao Talk Dhobi Ghat, Art, Love and Career". UrbLife.com. 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Grand reception for Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao wedding".
- ^ "Baby boy for Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao".
- ^ "Aamir made me open to different points of view: Kiran Rao - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Aamir's wife Kiran has roots in Telangana". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Kiran, Aditi Rao's first cousin, has Telangana link". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Directorial Debut
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