ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Suraiya has received more than 1,668,489 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Suraiyas by language

Over the past year Suraiya has had the most page views in the with 188,013 views, followed by Hindi (7,137), and Bengali (3,177). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bengali (49.22%), Marathi (39.37%), and Sanskrit (39.34%)

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

Mirza Ghalib
Chaudvin
This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.
Dec 10o 19546.5 / 10
Anmol Ghadi
Basanti
School-going Chandrabhan lives a poor lifestyle with his widowed mom in a small town in India, and has a childhood sweetheart named Lata, who is the daughter of the wealthy Deputy. Chandrabhan is heartbroken when Lata leaves town, and he has only a time-piece left with him as a token of their friendship. Years later, Chandrabhan has grown up, and has found employment in a guitar and musical instrument repair shop run by the owner and his friend, Prakash. Chandrabhan, a frequent reader of poetry, is fascinated by the poems of Renuka Devi, and longs to meet her. He does get to meet her, only to find out that the woman in reality is her friend, Basanti, who was impersonating her, as she had fallen in love with him, though he has no similar feelings for her. He does get to meet Renuka Devi, and is pleasantly surprised when he finds out that she is none other than Lata herself. Before Chandrabhan could plan anything els
Nov 11o 19468 / 10
Dastan
Indra
Indira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to be a beauty and is sought by three suitors Raj (Raj Kapoor), Kundan (Al Nasir), and Ramesh (Suresh). Rani does not like Indira to marry into her family as both Raj and Kundan are her brothers, and she wants Indira to marry Ramesh, and as such arranges a meeting with Ramesh's mom (Pratima Devi) and finalizes the marriage. Indira does not appreciate this and refuses to marry Ramesh. Raj speaks of his love with Rani, and Rani warns him that Indira is to marry Ramesh, but also has an on-going affair with his brother Kundan. Who does Indira really love? Will she ever marry her dream man?
Aug 17o 195010 / 10