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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-language films. She is regarded as one of the highest-paid and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Madhubala was predominantly active for only a decade but had appeared in over 60 films by the time of her death in 1969.Born and raised in Delhi, Madhubala relocated to Bombay (now Mumbai) with her family when she was 8 years old and shortly after appeared in minor roles in a number of films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madhubala has received more than 9,597,930 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Madhubala is the 2,952nd most popular actor (down from 2,587th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from India (down from 346th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 9.6M

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  • 50.06

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  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Madhubala ranks 2,952 out of 9,996Before her are Ellen Terry, Anna Galiena, Simon MacCorkindale, Emily Deschanel, Ita Ever, and John Kitzmiller. After her are Warwick Davis, Michael McKean, Lydia Shum, Mikheil Chiaureli, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Herbert Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Madhubala ranks 237Before her are Frank Gorshin, Kelvin Felix, Abel Pacheco, Zelda Rubinstein, Siân Phillips, and Ceija Stojka. After her are Yang Chuan-kwang, Isao Iwabuchi, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Dianne Feinstein, and Kerstin Ekman. Among people deceased in 1969, Madhubala ranks 122Before her are Paul Chambers, Leopold von Wiese, George Cœdès, Henri Decoin, Maureen Connolly, and C. N. Annadurai. After her are Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Filipp Oktyabrsky, Renato Cesarini, Adolfo Consolini, Giovanni Urbani, and Tiburcio Carías Andino.

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In India

Among people born in India, Madhubala ranks 416 out of 1,493Before her are Bhāskara I (600), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Balaji Vishwanath (1662), Jaswant Singh (1938), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), and C. N. Annadurai (1909). After her are Kajol (1974), Prince Vijaya (-543), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Vijay (1974), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), and Jaimini (-390).

Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Madhubala ranks 32Before her are Anil Kapoor (1956), Rishi Kapoor (1952), Bhupen Hazarika (1926), Anupam Kher (1955), Sabu Dastagir (1924), and Priyanka Chopra (1982). After her are Kajol (1974), Vijay (1974), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Meena Kumari (1933), Rajinikanth (1950), and Roshan Seth (1942).

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