# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/govind-nihalani
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:59:59.097Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/govind-nihalani"
name: "Govind Nihalani"
slug: "govind-nihalani"
description: "Govind Nihalani is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema, particularly the movement of parallel cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Filmfare Awards."
tagline: "Indian film director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Govind_Nihalani_cropped%2C_2006.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1940-08-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.39867866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Govind Nihalani"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump