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Rekha

1954 - Today

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Bhanurekha Ganesan (pronounced [ˈbʱaːnuɾeːkʰa ɡaɳeːʃan]; born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rekha has received more than 18,220,629 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Rekha is the 2,465th most popular actor (up from 3,351st in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from India (up from 444th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 18M

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  • 59.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rekha ranks 2,465 out of 13,578. Before her are Mala Sinha, Doug Savant, Olivia Rodrigo, Oleg Basilashvili, Teinosuke Kinugasa, and Mimsy Farmer. After her are Greg Kinnear, Jacques Villeret, Sandra Hüller, Paul Reiser, Maria Tănase, and John Marley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Rekha ranks 167. Before her are Henk ten Cate, Milovan Rajevac, Alice, Dennis Haysbert, Andrés Pastrana Arango, and Margot Wallström. After her are Chris Gardner, Abdelaziz Djerad, Peter J. Ratcliffe, Vasile Dîba, Leung Chun-ying, and Wang Jianlin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rekha ranks 393 out of 1,861. Before her are Nitish Kumar (1951), Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892), Sumitranandan Pant (1900), Iskander Mirza (1899), Sundar Pichai (1972), and Mala Sinha (1936). After her are Fatima Jinnah (1893), Jaimini (-390), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), B. D. Jatti (1912), Suriya (1975), and Akshata Murty (1980).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rekha ranks 31. Before her are Shashi Kapoor (1938), Kajol (1974), Vijay (1974), Rishi Kapoor (1952), Meena Kumari (1933), and Mala Sinha (1936). After her are Suriya (1975), Vidya Balan (1979), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anil Kapoor (1956), Madhubala (1933), and Jeetendra (1942).

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