ACTOR

Paresh Rawal

1955 - Today

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Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various accolades. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paresh Rawal has received more than 9,976,708 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Paresh Rawal is the 7,319th most popular actor (up from 7,887th in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from India (down from 809th in 2019) and the 137th most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paresh Rawal ranks 7,319 out of 13,578. Before him are Jennifer Taylor, Will Arnett, Rie Miyazawa, Kenneth Choi, Mrs Patrick Campbell, and Lim Ji-yeon. After him are Andrea Sawatzki, Tami Stronach, Hermione Gingold, Tabu, Jing Tian, and Paul Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Paresh Rawal ranks 496. Before him are Ennio Fantastichini, Rajko Žižić, Barbara Petzold, John Nunn, Edward Duyker, and Zinetula Bilyaletdinov. After him are Nello Musumeci, Sandy Allen, Renate Künast, Patricia Scotland, Frank Hoste, and Harriet Sansom Harris.

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In India

Among people born in India, Paresh Rawal ranks 860 out of 1,861. Before him are Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal (1838), Geeta Bali (1930), Arvind Kejriwal (1968), Leila Seth (1930), Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915), and Gul Mohammed (1957). After him are Tabu (1971), Afzal-ud-Daulah (1827), Neetu Singh (1958), Rolf Edling (1943), J. H. C. Whitehead (1904), and Udham Singh (1928).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Paresh Rawal ranks 137. Before him are Manorama (1937), Smita Patil (1955), Lalita Pawar (1916), Sonu Sood (1973), Sitara Devi (1920), and Geeta Bali (1930). After him are Tabu (1971), Neetu Singh (1958), Huma Qureshi (1986), P. Bhanumathi (1925), Norman Pritchard (1877), and Surekha Sikri (1945).

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Television and Movie Roles

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