Mahmood Farooqui

Mahmood Farooqui is an Indian writer and director. He specializes in a type of story-telling known as Dastangoi
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Mahmood Farooqui

Summary

Mahmood Farooqui is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gorakhpur[2]. He worked as a film director[3] and screenwriter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Mahmood Farooqui's place of birth was Gorakhpur[2].
  • Among Mahmood Farooqui's spouses was Anusha Rizvi[6].
  • Mahmood Farooqui held citizenship in India[7].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's professions included film director[3].
  • Mahmood Farooqui worked as a screenwriter[4].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's education included a stint at The Doon School[8].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's education included a stint at St Peter's College[9].
  • Mahmood Farooqui received the Rhodes Scholarship[10].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's religion is recorded as Islam[11].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's image is recorded as Mahmood Farooqui.jpg[12].
  • Mahmood Farooqui is recorded as male[13].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1338845[15].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Commons category is recorded as Mahmood Farooqui[16].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09g229h[17].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's relative is recorded as Shamsur Rahman Faruqi[18].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 463501[19].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p362892[20].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Kinopoisk person ID is recorded as 237385[21].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's ČSFD person ID is recorded as 64877[22].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Prabook ID is recorded as 2255355[23].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's TMDB person ID is recorded as 1377924[24].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Penguin India author ID is recorded as farooqui-mahmood[25].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Film.ru person ID is recorded as mahmud-farukua[26].
  • Mahmood Farooqui's Kinobox person ID is recorded as 538851[27].

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Origins and Family

Mahmood Farooqui was born in Gorakhpur[2].

Education

Educated at The Doon School[8], a boarding school[28], in India[29], founded in 1935[30] and St Peter's College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1929[33], headquartered in Oxford[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[3] and screenwriter[4].

Recognition

Mahmood Farooqui received the Rhodes Scholarship[10].

Personal Life

Mahmood Farooqui was married to Anusha Rizvi[6]. His religion is recorded as Islam[11].

Why It Matters

Mahmood Farooqui ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Mahmood Farooqui born?

Mahmood Farooqui was born in Gorakhpur[2].

Who was Mahmood Farooqui married to?

Mahmood Farooqui's spouses include Anusha Rizvi[6].

What did Mahmood Farooqui do for work?

Mahmood Farooqui worked as film director[3] and screenwriter[4].

Where did Mahmood Farooqui go to school?

Mahmood Farooqui was educated at The Doon School[8] and St Peter's College[9].

What awards did Mahmood Farooqui receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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