People of Hindi Cinema
Browse by what people do. Each profession is ordered by body of work in the film catalogue, with A–Z for finding a specific name.
Actors
14,756 actors
Everyone who has appeared on screen, from career leads to a single credit.
Directors
4,050 directors
The people who directed the films.
Music Directors
2,059 music directors
Composers of Hindi cinema, from the Laxmikant-Pyarelal era onward.
Playback Singers
1,671 playback singers
The voices behind the songs.
Writers
2,527 writers
Story, screenplay and dialogue, counted as one craft.
Lyricists
1,165 lyricists
The words to the songs.
Cinematographers
1,101 cinematographers
Directors of photography, credited on 3,144 films.
Editors
682 editors
The people who cut the films.
Choreographers
317 choreographers
The people who staged the songs.
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