ACTOR

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 was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and was also awarded the Padma Shri. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Devika Rani has received more than 1,255,299 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Devika Rani is the 3,980th most popular actor (up from 4,685th in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from India (down from 548th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Devika Ranis by language

Over the past year Devika Rani has had the most page views in the with 197,082 views, followed by Hindi (10,781), and Russian (10,579). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Gujarati (507.43%), Simple English (99.21%), and Assamese (72.96%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Devika Rani ranks 3,980 out of 13,578. Before 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 245. Before 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 212. Before 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 1,861. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Devika Rani ranks 59. Before 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).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jeevan Naiya
Lata
Lata, daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas and is engaged to marry the rich Ranjit when the villain Chand arrives to blackmail her with her undisclosed ancestry. Lata is forced to disclose the truth to Ranjit and the assembled wedding guests. Ranjit disowns her but they are reunited when Ranjit, blinded by an explosion, is nursed back to health by a devoted woman who turns out to be his wife.
May 2o 19364 / 10
Untouchable Girl
Kasturi
An "untouchable" girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system and the gossip of the villagers threaten to keep them apart.
Aug 15o 19365 / 10
Janmabhoomi
Protima
A nationalist rural drama. The plot has Ajau and his girl friend Protima working on behalf of Indian villagers, incurring the enmity of the local zamindar and the villainous Sanatan. Ajay's relentless goodness eventually persuades the zamindar to bequeath his property to the hero, and general well-being reigns as class conflict is transmuted into class collaboration. The film includes the nationalist song 'Jai jai janani janmabhoomi' and other choruses with a similar thrust.
Apr 3o 19360 / 10