ACTOR

Shammi Kapoor

1931 - 2011

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Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced [ʃʌmːi kʌpuːɾ]; 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, Kapoor worked in over 100 films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shammi Kapoor has received more than 7,188,287 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Shammi Kapoor is the 3,161st most popular actor (up from 3,339th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from India (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 50.99

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shammi Kapoor ranks 3,161 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Mensah, Mira Sorvino, Natalya Varley, Swoosie Kurtz, Jo Jung-suk, and Jon Hamm. After him are Dave Legeno, Verónica Forqué, Lauren German, Dom DeLuise, Ana Obregón, and Eva May.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Shammi Kapoor ranks 274. Before him are Vizma Belševica, Mikael Tariverdiev, Nicole Courcel, Ram Dass, John Zizioulas, and Hans Alfredson. After him are Tomás Balcázar, Corinne Marchand, Boris Pankin, Yevgeny Grishin, Arne Selmosson, and Osvaldo Héctor Cruz. Among people deceased in 2011, Shammi Kapoor ranks 204. Before him are Attilio Pavesi, George Shearing, Virgilio Noè, José Alencar, Juan Arza, and Erhard Loretan. After him are Sargent Shriver, John Neville, Kiki Håkansson, Michael S. Hart, Takaji Mori, and Shigeo Yaegashi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shammi Kapoor ranks 463 out of 1,861. Before him are Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Nagarjun (1911), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Anupam Kher (1955), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), and Madan Lal Dhingra (1883). After him are Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), Janaki Ammal (1897), John Frost (1912), Amrit Kaur (1889), Kamala Nehru (1899), and Brian Horrocks (1895).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Shammi Kapoor ranks 41. Before him are Anil Kapoor (1956), Madhubala (1933), Jeetendra (1942), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Tanuja (1943), and Anupam Kher (1955). After him are Madhuri Dixit (1967), Om Puri (1950), Nutan (1936), Irrfan Khan (1967), Kumar Pallana (1918), and Waheeda Rehman (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Ustad Jameel Khan
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Jul 30th 19827.2 / 10