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Meena Kumari

1933 - 1972

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Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as The Tragedy Queen, she is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meena Kumari has received more than 5,382,783 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Meena Kumari is the 2,298th most popular actor (up from 3,269th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from India (up from 435th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 42

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  • 1.95

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  • 5.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Meena Kumari ranks 2,298 out of 13,578. Before her are John Hannah, Kiti Mánver, Franciszek Pieczka, Marcel Ophüls, Liz Sheridan, and Judith Light. After her are Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, Akihiro Miwa, Patrick Magee, Nigel Hawthorne, and Rob Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Meena Kumari ranks 197. Before her are Mark Eyskens, Jerry Buss, Kamal Ganzouri, Dennis Viollet, Ilya Kabakov, and Stuart Roosa. After her are Syd Mead, Jesús Gil, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Doyle Brunson, Sergio Endrigo, and Juzo Itami. Among people deceased in 1972, Meena Kumari ranks 103. Before her are Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Violette Leduc, Walter Jackson Freeman II, Lee Morgan, František Čáp, and Mahendra of Nepal. After her are Vladimir Durković, Paul Grüninger, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Ralph Craig, Oleksandr Korniychuk, and Leo G. Carroll.

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In India

Among people born in India, Meena Kumari ranks 371 out of 1,861. Before her are Skandagupta (500), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Rana Sanga (1482), Guru Har Krishan (1656), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), and Udit Narayan (1955). After her are Dara Shukoh (1615), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Gupta (240), Baba Amte (1914), M. N. Roy (1887), and Tyagaraja (1767).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Meena Kumari ranks 28. Before her are Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), Girish Karnad (1938), Shashi Kapoor (1938), Kajol (1974), Vijay (1974), and Rishi Kapoor (1952). After her are Mala Sinha (1936), Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), Vidya Balan (1979), Sharmila Tagore (1944), and Anil Kapoor (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pakeezah
Nargis / Sahibjaan
A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.
Feb 4o 19726.696 / 10
Mere Apne
Anandi Devi / Auaji (Aunt)
Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemployed youth. These gangs are headed by two former friends turned foes in a time when society, politics and education are all losing their bearings in 1970s India.
Sep 10o 19715.6 / 10
Baiju Bawra
Gauri
During the reign of Akbar the Great, a young singer sets out to avenge his father's death and challenges the killer to a musical duel.
Oct 5o 19525.667 / 10