Salman Rushdie

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

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Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 ⭐ 7.2

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Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

2024 ⭐ 7.0

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Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019 ⭐ 6.6

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Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016 ⭐ 7.1

Career timeline

2026

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

Self · 2026

2025

Orwell: 2+2=5 Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2025

⭐ 7.2

2024

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly Notable

Self - Interviewed Guest · 2024

⭐ 7.0

2019

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

Self - Writer · 2019

⭐ 6.6

2018

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

Himself - Contributor · 2018

2016

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams Notable

Self · 2016

⭐ 7.1

2015

Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône Notable

Self · 2015

⭐ 8.0

2014

The Hitch

Self (archive footage) · 2014

⭐ 6.4

River of Fundament

Wake Guest · 2014

⭐ 5.9

2012

Midnight's Children

Narrator (voice) · 2012

⭐ 5.4

2009

Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

Self · 2009

La Traversée du désir

Self · 2009

⭐ 5.7

The Satanic Verses Affair

Himself · 2009

2007

365 Day Project Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 10.0

Then She Found Me

Dr. Masani · 2007

⭐ 5.6

Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass

Self · 2007

2003

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

Self - Interviewee · 2003

⭐ 5.8

2001

Bridget Jones's Diary Notable

Salman Rushdie · 2001

⭐ 6.7

2000

Dirty Pictures

Self · 2000

⭐ 6.1

Frequently appears with

Damian Lewis

George Orwell (voice)

George Orwell

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Viktor Orbán

Self (archive footage)

Colin Powell

Self (archive footage)

Alan Yentob

Self - Interviewer

Full filmography

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Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

2026

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Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 ⭐ 7.2

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Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

2024 ⭐ 7.0

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Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019 ⭐ 6.6

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Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

2018

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Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016 ⭐ 7.1

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Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône

2015 ⭐ 8.0

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The Hitch

2014 ⭐ 6.4

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River of Fundament

2014 ⭐ 5.9

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Midnight's Children

2012 ⭐ 5.4

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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

2009

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La Traversée du désir

2009 ⭐ 5.7

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The Satanic Verses Affair

2009

HD

365 Day Project

2007 ⭐ 10.0

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Then She Found Me

2007 ⭐ 5.6

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Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass

2007

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Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003 ⭐ 5.8

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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001 ⭐ 6.7

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Dirty Pictures

2000 ⭐ 6.1