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Devika Rani

1908 - 1994

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Devika Rani Chaudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Widely acknowledged as the First Lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani is regarded as one of the greatest actresses. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and was awarded the Padma Shri. One of the highest-paid actress of the 1930s and early 1940s, she appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list in 1940 and 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Devika Rani is the 3,981st most popular actor, the 554th most popular biography from India and the 60th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Devika Rani ranks 3,981 out of 13,578Before her are Stephen McHattie, Uttam Kumar, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Cranham, María Galiana, and Lee Seo-jin. After her are Jonelle Allen, David Keith, Oded Fehr, Robert Stephens, Noriko Ohara, and Emma Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Devika Rani ranks 245Before her are Jagjivan Ram, Winston Graham, Władysław Raginis, Kristjan Palusalu, Frol Kozlov, and Quentin Crisp. After her are Raymond Scott, Nils Poppe, Hu Die, Erich Srbek, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, and Vladimir Kotelnikov. Among people deceased in 1994, Devika Rani ranks 212Before her are Paul Xuereb, Ladislav Fuks, Fernando de Santiago, Gozo Shioda, Max Petitpierre, and Nikolai Kryuchkov. After her are Ladislav Mňačko, Raymond Scott, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Lew Hoad, Severino Minelli, and Masayoshi Ito.

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In India

Among people born in India, Devika Rani ranks 554 out of 1,861Before her are Shuja-ud-Daula (1732), Pankaj Kapur (1954), Raghunath Murmu (1905), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), K. J. Yesudas (1940), and Uttam Kumar (1926). After her are Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Margaret Abbott (1878), Charles Gmelin (1872), Jamini Roy (1887), and Yashpal (1903).

Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Devika Rani ranks 60Before her are Amjad Khan (1940), Anna Kashfi (1934), Shabana Azmi (1950), N. T. Rama Rao (1923), Pankaj Kapur (1954), and Uttam Kumar (1926). After her are Hrithik Roshan (1974), Roshan Seth (1942), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), Sivaji Ganesan (1928), Kajal Aggarwal (1985), and Sanjay Dutt (1959).