Director Names, Meanings, and their History

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Clint (KLINT)

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Huston (HUH-stən)

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masculine director male surname american american-english actor

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Onir (oh-NEER)

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masculine lgbtq+hindu filmmaker bollywood indian bengali

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Ritchie (RI-chi)

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Rituparna (ree-too-PAHR-nah)

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bengali bearer indian bengali-indian female baby actress

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Satyajit (suh-tyah-jeet)

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masculine hindu bengali boy indian indian-bengali filmmaker

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Shinkai (SHIN-kaɪ)

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baby anime director boy masculine japanese film

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Vidhu (VEE-doo)

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indian masculine bollywood hindi hindi-indian director film

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