Salman Rushdie



First NameSalman
Last NameRushdie
Full Name at BirthSir Ahmed Salman Rushdie
Age64
Date of BirthJune 19, 1947
BirthplaceMumbai, India
Height5' 7" (170 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignGemini
ReligionSecular Humanist
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryWriter

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, Kt. (Kashmiri: ; born 19 June 1947) is a Indian-British novelist and essayist. He achieved notability with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western worlds.


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Filmography

Selected Salman Rushdie film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2010
Odd Streets Run West
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2007
Dr. Masani

Producer Credits

2012
Next People
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Writer Credits

2012
Winds of Change
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2012
Next People
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1965
Jackanory
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