# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/raj-khosla
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:25:30.327Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/raj-khosla"
name: "Raj Khosla"
slug: "raj-khosla"
description: "Raj Khosla was one of the top directors, producers and screenwriters in Hindi film industry from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in \"neo-noir\" and style in Indian cinema, and also as a \"women's director\" because he showcased actresses at their best. He has given many successful films with Dev Anand. Starting his career under Guru Dutt, he went on to make hit films like, C.I.D. (1956), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), Dostana (1980) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978), the last of which won the Filmfare Award for Best Film. His early background in classical music ensured that most of his films excelled in music. Khosla along with Guru Dutt and Vijay Anand were inspired by Alfred Hitchcock school of Mystery Suspense Thrillers."
tagline: "Indian film director (1925-1991)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Raj_Khosla_2013_stamp_of_India.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: "1925-05-31"
deathDate: "1991-06-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.93
  momentum:             4.214285714285715
  historical:           8.512433333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451846/"
    handle:    "nm0451846"
sources:
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    title: "راچ خوسلا"
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    title: "راج کوسلا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Khosla"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "राज खोसला"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Raj Khosla"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump