1948 - 2020
Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saroj Khan has received more than 2,483,918 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Saroj Khan is the 86th most popular dancer (down from 66th in 2019), the 814th most popular biography from India (down from 594th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Dancer.
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Among dancers, Saroj Khan ranks 86 out of 76. Before her are Balasaraswati, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Jin Xing, Robert Helpmann, Antony Tudor, and Twyla Tharp. After her are Sergei Polunin, Agnes de Mille, Sonal Mansingh, Roberto Bolle, Polina Semionova, and Rozonda Thomas.
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 80
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 81
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 82
1909 - 1986
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 83
1908 - 1987
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 84
1941 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 85
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 86
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 87
1905 - 1993
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 88
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 89
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 90
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 91
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 92
Among people born in 1948, Saroj Khan ranks 629. Before her are Lillian Board, Trevor Brooking, Srgjan Kerim, David Marks, Juan José Muñante, and Mario Aldo Montano. After her are Dick Quax, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Leif Jenssen, Betty Thomas, Bernhard Lehmann, and Jeff Baxter. Among people deceased in 2020, Saroj Khan ranks 662. Before her are MF Doom, Annie Ross, Alberto Alesina, Oliver Friggieri, Ernesto Canto, and Géza Szőcs. After her are Alexander Vedernikov, Fatemeh Rahbar, Pop Smoke, Gregory Areshian, Alfredo Lim, and Vadão.
1948 - 1970
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 623
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 624
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 625
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 626
1948 - 2019
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 627
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 628
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 629
1948 - 2018
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 630
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 631
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 632
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 633
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 634
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 635
1971 - 2020
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 656
1930 - 2020
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 657
1957 - 2020
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 658
1947 - 2020
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 659
1959 - 2020
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 660
1953 - 2020
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 661
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 662
1964 - 2020
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 663
1964 - 2020
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 664
1999 - 2020
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 665
1949 - 2020
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 666
1929 - 2020
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 667
1956 - 2020
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 668
Among people born in India, Saroj Khan ranks 814 out of 1,493. Before her are Prem Nazir (1927), Sikandar Jah (1768), Krishan Kant (1927), Bindu (1951), Tessy Thomas (1963), and Paresh Rawal (1955). After her are Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Mary Kom (1983), Sushmita Sen (1975), Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), Aasif Mandvi (1966), and Subhash Ghai (1945).
1927 - 1989
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 808
1768 - 1829
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 809
1927 - 2002
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 810
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 811
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 812
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 813
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 814
1934 - 2008
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 815
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 816
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 817
1949 - 2009
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 818
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 819
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 820
Among dancers born in India, Saroj Khan ranks 6. Before her are Birju Maharaj (1937), Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904), Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Balasaraswati (1918), and Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940). After her are Sonal Mansingh (1944).
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 2
1918 - 2016
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 3
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 5
1948 - 2020
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 6
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 7