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| image = Kiran Rao on Day 3 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg |
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| caption = Rao at the [[Lakme Fashion Week]] in 2017 |
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| nationality = {{IND}} Hindu |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|11|07}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/aamir-kiran-birthday-101108.html|title=Aamir surprises Kiran on birthday| work = Filmibeat.com | date = 10 November 2008 | accessdate = 2016-08-18}}</ref><ref name=gupta>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Pratim D. |title=She's the one!|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101203/jsp/entertainment/story_13250072.jsp|accessdate=2 May 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 December 2010|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Gadwal]], [[Telangana]], India |
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| yearsactive = 2004–present |
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| alma_mater= [[Sophia College for Women]]<br/>[[Jamia Millia Islamia]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Aamir Khan]]|2005}} |
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| children= 1 |
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| occupation = Film producer, director, and screenwriter |
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| relatives = [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] (cousin)}} |
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'''Kiran Rao''' (born 7 November 1973) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. She is the wife of Bollywood actor [[Aamir Khan]] and the cousin of actress [[Aditi Rao Hydari|Aditi Rao]] . |
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==Early life== |
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Rao was born in [[Telangana]] on 7 November 1973.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}} Her grandfather was Janumpally [[J. Rameshwar Rao]], [[Raja of Wanaparthy]], [[Wanaparthy district]], [[Telangana state]]. In 1992, her parents decided to leave Kolkata so she moved to Mumbai.<ref name=gupta/> She graduated with a food sciences major from the [[Sophia College for Women]] 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> Actress [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] is Rao's first cousin. |
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==Career== |
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Rao started her career as an assistant director in the [[epic film]] ''[[Lagaan]]'' directed by [[Ashutosh Gowariker]], whom she also assisted later on ''[[Swades|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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/little-known-bollywood-debut-kiran-rao-dil-chahta-hai |title=The little known Bollywood debut of Kiran Rao in Dil Chahta Hai |publisher=Pinkvilla |accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref> She also worked as second assistant director with [[Academy Award]] nominated director [[Mira Nair]] on the indie hit ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]''.<ref>[http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywoodthisdecade/coupleofthedecade/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=3397575&page=2 Kiran Rao]</ref> |
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She scripted and directed the film ''[[Dhobi Ghat (film)|Dhobi Ghat]]'', which was released in January 2011 under [[Aamir Khan Productions]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aamir is a dream producer: Kiran Rao|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Aamir-is-a-dream-producer-Kiran-Rao/articleshow/7332065.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urblife.com/the-fame/aamir-khan-and-kiran-rao-talk-dhobi-ghat|title=India's Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao Talk Dhobi Ghat, Art, Love and Career|publisher=UrbLife.com|date=2 February 2011}}</ref> She has started writing her next film which will have roots in Kolkata.<ref name=gupta/> |
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Kiran Rao was made the chairperson of the Mumbai Film Festival - MAMI in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hope-to-make-space-for-indie-film-distribution-at-mami-kiran-rao/|title=Hope to make space for indie film distribution at MAMI: Kiran Rao|date=2015-06-30|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref> She also sang a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] song 'Toofan Aala' Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Anthem <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpZ1Q-KjUek</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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[[File:Aamir Khan & Kiran Rao promote Paani Foundation on the sets- of Chal Hawa Yeu Dya (5).jpg|thumb|Aamir Khan & Kiran Rao promote Paani Foundation on the sets of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] program [[Chala Hawa Yeu Dya]] in 2017.]] |
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Rao married actor [[Aamir Khan]] in December 2005, after Khan divorced his first wife Reena Dutta in 2002. They met on the sets of ''[[Lagaan]]''. Rao was one of the film's assistant directors. They now live in [[Bandra]], a Mumbai suburb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=60745 |title=Grand reception for Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao wedding |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222235106/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=60745 |archivedate=22 February 2007 |df= }}</ref> The couple have a son, Azad Rao Khan (born on 5 December 2011), who has been named after Abdul Kalam Azad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Baby-boy-for-Aamir-Khan-Kiran-Rao/Article1-778024.aspx |title=Baby boy for Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206035418/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/baby-boy-for-aamir-khan-kiran-rao/article1-778024.aspx |archivedate= 6 December 2011 |df= }}</ref> She is an Atheist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-14/news-interviews/41376061_1_aamir-khan-kiran-rao-motherhood | work=The Times Of India | title=Aamir made me open to different points of view: Kiran Rao - The Times of India}}</ref> |
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Rao has been a vegan, and she has influenced her husband, Aamir Khan, to turn vegan as well. After discussing the issue, both of them decided to turn to vegan, and although Rao had been taking chicken and cigarettes during her non-veg days, she started taking it intensively following the discussion and agreement with her husband.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Aamir-goes-the-non-vegan-way/articleshow/46522429.cms|title=AAMIR GOES THE VEGAN WAY!|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=11 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/03/11/aamir-khan-vegan-masterch_n_6848652.html|title=Recently Turned Vegan Aamir Khan To Judge 'MasterChef India 4' Finale?|agency=IANS|work=The Huffington Post|date=15 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-quits-non-vegetarian-food-turns-vegan/|title=Aamir Khan quits non-vegetarian food, turns vegan|agency=Express News Service|work=The Indian Express|date=11 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref> |
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Rao's paternal and Hydari’s maternal grandfather, [[J. Rameshwar Rao]], was the [[Raja of Wanaparthy]], a large estate under the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. Wanaparthy is a district of [[Telangana]].<ref name="ah1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.andhraheadlines.com/news/movies/153873/aamirs-wife-kiran-has-roots-in-Thailand|title=Aamir's wife Kiran has roots in Thailand|accessdate=2015-11-26}}</ref><ref name="dc1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151126/nation-current-affairs/article/kiran-aditi-rao%E2%80%99s-first-cousin-has-telangana-link|title=Kiran, Aditi Rao’s first cousin, has Telangana link|accessdate=2015-11-26|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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===Director=== |
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*''[[Dhobi Ghat (film)|Dhobi Ghat]]'' (''Mumbai Diaries'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/feb/230209-Dhobi-Ghaat-Kiran-Rao-local-trains-railway-station-Mumbai-terror-attack-Pratiek-Babbar.htm |title=Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut, Dhobi Ghaat's shoot stuck|date=2009-02-23|work=Mid Day|first=Sonal|last=Chawla|accessdate=2016-08-18}}</ref> (2011) |
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===Assistant director=== |
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*''[[Lagaan|Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[Swades|Swades: We, the People]]'' (2004) |
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===Producer=== |
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*''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'' (2008) (associate producer) |
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*''[[Peepli Live]]'' (2010) (producer) |
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*''[[Dhobi Ghat (film)|Dhobi Ghat]]'' (2011) (producer) |
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*''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' (2011) (producer) |
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*''[[Talaash (2012 film)|Talaash]]'' (2012) (producer) |
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*''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016) (producer) |
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*''[[Secret Superstar]]'' (2017) (producer) |
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*''[[Mogul (Film)|Mogul]]'' (2019) (co-producer) |
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'''Presenter''' |
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*''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship Of Theseus]]'' (2013) |
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==References== |
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* {{IMDb name|1444479}} |
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[[Category:Indian atheists]] |
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