Question: Chingari was inspired by a French-American film directed by who?

Context articles: Lost Highway (film)
Maniac (2012 film)
Welcome to New York (2014 film)
The Black Dahlia (film)
Taken (film)
Émile Chautard
Chingari (1940 film)
Chingari (2012 film)
Man About Town (1947 film)
Rapture (1965 film)

Lost Highway is a 1997 French-American film written and directed by David Lynch.
 It stars Bill Pullman as a man convicted of murdering his wife (Patricia Arquette), after which he inexplicably changes into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.
 The movie, which has noir elements, features the last film appearances of Robert Blake, Jack Nance, and Richard Pryor, and the acting debut of Marilyn Manson.
Maniac is a 2012 French-American psychological slasher film directed by Franck Khalfoun and written by Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, and C.A. Rosenberg.
 The film was produced by the French film companies La Petite Reine and Studio 37.
 It is a remake of the 1980 film "Maniac" and stars Elijah Wood as Frank Zito, a brutal serial killer.
 The film also stars Nora Arnezeder, Jan Broberg, and America Olivo.
Welcome to New York is a 2014 French-American drama film co-written and directed by Abel Ferrara.
 Inspired by the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair, the film was released on 17 May 2014 by VOD on the internet as the film failed to secure a place on the official selection at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, nor was it picked up for theatrical distribution in France and is facing self-censorship by the French media, according to Vincent Maraval, one of the producers.
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 French-American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman.
 It is drawn from the novel of the same name by James Ellroy and stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank.
 The widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short inspired both the novel and the film.
 The film was screened at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2006, and was released in the United States on September 15, 2006.
 Despite its failure both critically and financially, it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 79th Academy Awards, losing to "Pan's Labyrinth".
 Mia Kirshner's performance as Short was also widely praised.
Taken is a 2008 English-language French action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, and starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Gérard Watkins, and Famke Janssen.
Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era.
 He directed 107 films between 1910 and 1924.
 He also appeared in 66 films between 1911 and 1934.
Chingari (Embers) is a 1940 social Hindi film directed by Sarvottam Badami.
 Made under the banner of Sudama Productions the film had music by Gyan Dutt.
 Prithviraj Kapoor shifted from New Theatres Ltd.
 Calcutta to Bombay, where he worked under Badami in two films, "Sajani" and "Chingari" both made in 1940.
 The cast included Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, E. Billimoria, Meera, Khatoon and Keshavrao Date.
Chingari, also titled Chingaari, is a 2012 Indian Kannada action film starring Darshan and Deepika Kamaiah in the lead roles.
 The film is directed by A. Harsha and V. Harikrishna is the music director of the film.It is also dubbed into Hindi as Chingaara.
 B. Mahadevu produced the film with a budget of million () .
 The film was reported to be inspired by 2008 French-American film, "Taken" as well as 2007 American film "Trade".
Man About Town (original title: Le Silence est d'or - "Silence is golden") is a 1947 French-American film written and directed by René Clair.
 It was released in a shortened version in the USA as Man About Town (see below).
 The film marked Clair's return to working in France after twelve years abroad in Britain and the USA.
Rapture (French: La fleur de l'âge ) is a 1965 French-American film directed by John Guillermin, and starring Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Gozzi, and Dean Stockwell.