ACTOR

Madhubala

1933 - 1969

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Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. The country's highest-paid star in the 1950s, Madhubala appeared in over 70 films—ranging from slapstick comedies to historical dramas—in a two decade-long career. Long after her death, she remains a Bollywood icon, particularly noted for her beauty and unconventional screen persona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madhubala has received more than 10,208,810 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Madhubala is the 2,637th most popular actor (up from 2,948th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from India (up from 413th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 52.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Madhubala ranks 2,637 out of 13,578. Before her are Christian Marin, Haruo Nakajima, Suzy Delair, Lino Banfi, Chiara Mastroianni, and Bruno S.. After her are Clark Gregg, Chita Rivera, Helena Modjeska, Sarah Clarke, Warren Oates, and Chico Marx.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Madhubala ranks 224. Before her are Nexhmije Pagarusha, Julian Bream, Marlene Ahrens, Julieta Serrano, Nino Vaccarella, and Chelo Alonso. After her are Kelvin Felix, Chita Rivera, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Sinn Sisamouth, Abel Pacheco, and Najah al-Attar. Among people deceased in 1969, Madhubala ranks 114. Before her are Ben Shahn, Abdirashid Shermarke, Jan Zajíc, Iskander Mirza, José María Arguedas, and Gerhard Mitter. After her are Serge Poliakoff, Leopold von Wiese, Ilse Steppat, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Karl Kaufmann, and Mutesa II of Buganda.

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In India

Among people born in India, Madhubala ranks 409 out of 1,861. Before her are Suryakant Tripathi (1899), Malik Kafur (1250), Vidya Balan (1979), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anil Kapoor (1956), and Kiran Bedi (1949). After her are Debendranath Tagore (1817), Jeetendra (1942), Vichitravirya (null), R. K. Narayan (1906), Idries Shah (1924), and Man Singh I (1550).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Madhubala ranks 36. Before her are Mala Sinha (1936), Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), Vidya Balan (1979), Sharmila Tagore (1944), and Anil Kapoor (1956). After her are Jeetendra (1942), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Tanuja (1943), Anupam Kher (1955), Shammi Kapoor (1931), and Madhuri Dixit (1967).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mughal-e-Azam
Anarkali
In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.
Aug 5th 19607.011 / 10
Mahal
Kamini/Asha
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
Oct 19th 19495.5 / 10
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Renu
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Feb 28th 19585.5 / 10