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Alka Yagnik

1966 - Today

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Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who worked predominantly in Hindi cinema during late 80s to early 2000s. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from thirty-seven nominations. Alka has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. She is cited as the 'Melody Queen' of Indian Cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alka Yagnik is the 7,907th most popular actor (down from 5,462nd in 2019), the 963rd most popular biography from India (down from 692nd in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alka Yagnik ranks 7,907 out of 13,578. Before her are Kenneth Choi, Rob Paulsen, Finn Cole, Caroll Spinney, Katie Leung, and Marilu Henner. After her are Olive Borden, Ansel Elgort, Pauline Frederick, Shay Mitchell, Veerle Baetens, and Dustin Nguyen.

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Among people born in 1966, Alka Yagnik ranks 436. Before her are Sergei Puskepalis, Eric Rudolph, Shawn Drover, Zdenko Kožul, Gary McKinnon, and Liu Boming. After her are Aasif Mandvi, Taiji, Yevgeny Mironov, Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, Marco Borsato, and Patrick Ouchène.

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In India

Among people born in India, Alka Yagnik ranks 963 out of 1,861. Before her are R. K. Laxman (1921), Mridula Sinha (1942), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Tariq Anwar (1945), Jadav Payeng (1963), and Medha Patkar (1954). After her are G. N. Ramachandran (1922), Aasif Mandvi (1966), Teejan Bai (1956), Leslie Claudius (1927), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), and Amol Palekar (1944).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Alka Yagnik ranks 192. Before her are Bindu (1951), Zareen Khan (1987), Lalita Pawar (1916), Arvind Swamy (1970), Anupam Tripathi (1988), and Zohra Sehgal (1912). After her are Aasif Mandvi (1966), Amol Palekar (1944), Boman Irani (1959), Paresh Rawal (1955), Smita Patil (1955), and Prem Nazir (1927).

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