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Sharmila Tagore

1944 - Today

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Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali films. Regarded among the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Tagore is a recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Hindi cinema. In 2013, the Government of India, honoured her with Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour for her contributions to Indian culture through performing arts.Born into the prominent Tagore family, one of the leading families of Calcutta and a key influence during the Bengali Renaissance, Tagore made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray's acclaimed Bengali epic drama The World of Apu (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharmila Tagore has received more than 7,376,539 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Sharmila Tagore is the 2,588th most popular actor (up from 3,611th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from India (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sharmila Tagores by language

Over the past year Sharmila Tagore has had the most page views in the with 1,106,628 views, followed by Simple English (37,332), and Hindi (26,413). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Telugu (125.82%), Sinhalese (105.38%), and Georgian (104.15%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sharmila Tagore ranks 2,588 out of 13,578. Before her are Mike Connors, William Katt, Veronica Cartwright, Lana Wood, Dorothy McGuire, and Margarita Terekhova. After her are Vernon Wells, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Yvonne Furneaux, Kate Walsh, Rachel Roberts, and Yevgeny Vakhtangov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Sharmila Tagore ranks 310. Before her are Odd Nerdrum, Jiří Holeček, Karel Kryl, Abbas, Muhammad Naji al-Otari, and Mitchell Feigenbaum. After her are Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Haim Saban, Rebecca Horn, Pierre Bachelet, Yitzhak Mordechai, and Klaus Fichtel.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 406 out of 1,861. Before her are Shibli Nomani (1857), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Joseph Vaz (1651), Suryakant Tripathi (1899), Malik Kafur (1250), and Vidya Balan (1979). After her are Anil Kapoor (1956), Kiran Bedi (1949), Madhubala (1933), Debendranath Tagore (1817), Jeetendra (1942), and Vichitravirya (null).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 33. Before her are Rishi Kapoor (1952), Meena Kumari (1933), Mala Sinha (1936), Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), and Vidya Balan (1979). After her are Anil Kapoor (1956), Madhubala (1933), Jeetendra (1942), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Tanuja (1943), and Anupam Kher (1955).

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Television and Movie Roles

Apur Sansar
Aparna Ray
Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996.
May 1o 19598.2 / 10
Devi
Doyamoyee
A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation and Merchant Ivory Foundation in 1996.
Feb 19o 19607.4 / 10
The Hero
Aditi
Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.
May 6o 19668 / 10