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Suraiya

1929 - 2004

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Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. Regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her strong on-screen portrayals in a variety of genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Suraiya has received more than 1,777,888 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Suraiya is the 8,179th most popular actor (down from 7,783rd in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 105th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Pakistani Actor.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Suraiya ranks 8,179 out of 13,578. Before her are Mark Feuerstein, Kathleen Byron, Sarah Snook, Gülben Ergen, Wayne Morris, and Federico Castelluccio. After her are Carole Ann Ford, Lucille Bliss, Jamie Clayton, Chad Lindberg, Natalia Dyer, and Lynn Whitfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Suraiya ranks 523. Before her are Buck Owens, Fred Martin, Elizabeth Allen, Charlotte Froese Fischer, Nel Noddings, and John Davies. After her are Józef Zapędzki, Art Taylor, Charles Manring, Paul England, Daphne Hasenjäger, and Ian Stewart. Among people deceased in 2004, Suraiya ranks 315. Before her are Fred Ebb, Hiram Fong, Richard Biggs, Big Boss Man, Paul Nitze, and Max Abramovitz. After her are Eddie Hopkinson, Johnny Warren, James Aloysius Hickey, Willie Watson, Brenda Fassie, and Virginia Capers.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 123 out of 217. Before her are Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931), Iqbal Theba (1963), Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951), Balakh Sher Mazari (1928), Valerian Gracias (1900), and A. K. Hangal (1915). After her are Malik Meraj Khalid (1915), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Yasmeen Lari (1941), and Kuldip Nayar (1923).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 23. Before her are Prem Chopra (1935), Manorama (1926), Sultan Rahi (1938), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Iqbal Theba (1963), and A. K. Hangal (1915). After her are Suresh Oberoi (1946), Zia Mohyeddin (1931), Salma Agha (1956), Bina Rai (1931), Shyama (1935), and Googie Withers (1917).

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Television and Movie Roles

Anmol Ghadi
Basanti
Childhood sweethearts from opposing social standings are separated when one's family moves elsewhere, leaving behind only a watch as a token of their friendship. Years later, as adults, they strive to meet again.
Nov 11o 19467 / 10
Mirza Ghalib
Chaudhvin, formerly Moti Begum
A fictionalized account of the life of poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, told through the lens of his ill-fated love for a beautiful courtesan he called Chaudhvin.
Dec 10o 19546.5 / 10
Jeet
Jeet
India has finally won independence from British rule, and there are signs of progress among the population. One such sign of progress is in the village where two childhood sweethearts, namely Jeet and Vijay live. Vijay lives with his mom and brother Ratan. Ratan, who lives abroad, returns home to India, with all new ideas of progress and advancement. This is not met well with some of the villagers, including Jeet and Vijay themselves. Ratan overhears a conversation that Vijay is not his real brother, and asks Vijay to leave the house, despite of his mother's protests. Self-respecting Vijay leaves the house, and Ratan plans to marry Jeet, and schemes with some villagers that will revolutionize his plans for progress, and make Vijay the culprit.
Aug 24o 19495 / 10