ACTOR

Durga Khote

1905 - 1991

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Durga Khote (14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her time. She remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions. In 2000, in a millennium issue, India Today named her among "100 People Who Shaped India", noting: "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for women in Indian Cinema", she was one of the first women from respectable families to enter the film industry, thus breaking a social taboo.She also ranks among the top ten actresses in mother roles in Hindi cinema, most notable among them were as Jodhabai in K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam (1960), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress; as Kaikeyi in Vijay Bhatt's classic Bharat Milap (1942); her other memorable roles as mother were in Charnon Ki Dasi (1941); Mirza Ghalib (1954); Bobby (1973) and Bidaai (1974), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the lattermost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Durga Khote has received more than 1,118,597 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Durga Khote is the 9,092nd most popular actor (up from 9,270th in 2019), the 1,018th most popular biography from India (down from 932nd in 2019) and the 181st most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Durga Khotes by language

Over the past year Durga Khote has had the most page views in the with 115,804 views, followed by Hindi (4,310), and Marathi (1,388). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Eastern Punjabi (553.85%), Assamese (55.07%), and Maithili (53.14%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Durga Khote ranks 9,092 out of 13,578. Before her are Hiroki Takahashi, Marguerite Churchill, Joan Blackman, Louise Beavers, Joel David Moore, and Paul Frees. After her are Jessica Bowman, Max Irons, Hong Chau, T. P. McKenna, Jay Acovone, and George MacKay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Durga Khote ranks 402. Before her are Agnes de Mille, Fidel LaBarba, Stanley Kunitz, Bob Wills, Ilka Chase, and Bosley Crowther. After her are Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, Jack London, William Gargan, Fela Sowande, and Oveta Culp Hobby. Among people deceased in 1991, Durga Khote ranks 281. Before her are Lino Brocka, William Penney, Baron Penney, John Kerr, Lilian Bond, Abel Kiviat, and Carl Shy. After her are Natalie Kingston, John Sherman Cooper, Roberto Rojas, Marion Roper, Sonny Carter, and John Tower.

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In India

Among people born in India, Durga Khote ranks 1,018 out of 1,861. Before her are Simi Garewal (1947), Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Ruby Myers (1907), Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927), Yash Johar (1929), and G. N. Ramachandran (1922). After her are Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), Charles Correa (1930), Kishori Amonkar (1932), and Rajpal Yadav (1971).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Durga Khote ranks 181. Before her are Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Twinkle Khanna (1974), Sarika (1962), Simi Garewal (1947), and Ruby Myers (1907). After her are Rajpal Yadav (1971), Vishnuvardhan (1950), Zubeida (1911), Mohanlal (1960), Mahesh Babu (1975), and Meenakshi Seshadri (1963).

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Television and Movie Roles

Anand
Renu's mother
Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon learning of his impending death determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest.
Mar 12o 19717.052 / 10
Mughal-e-Azam
Maharani Jodha Bai
A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
Aug 5o 19607.058 / 10
Bobby
Mrs. Braganza
Raja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents coldness and neglect. Shortly after finishing school he meets Bobby, the 16-year-old daughter of a poor Christian fisherman. They fall head over heels for each other, but they'll need everything they have to defend their love as their families won't accept them marrying each other...
Sep 28o 19736 / 10