Salman Rushdie

Born: 1947-06-19

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Biography

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie FRSL is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight's Children, won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.

Known For

Bridget Jones's Diary
Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
Then She Found Me
Dirty Pictures
River of Fundament
Orwell: 2+2=5
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Bosch: The Garden of Dreams
365 Day Project

Top Movie Credits

Orwell: 2+2=5 Self (archive footage)