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B. Saroja Devi

1938 - 2025

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B. Saroja Devi (7 January 1938– 14 July 2025) was an Indian actress who appeared in 200 Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films over seven decades. She was one of the most successful actresses in the history of Indian cinema. She is regarded as the first lady superstar of Kannada cinema. Posthumously, Saroja Devi became the first women to be awarded the Karnataka Ratna, state's highest civilian award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). B. Saroja Devi is the 8,617th most popular actor (down from 8,015th in 2024), the 1,017th most popular biography from India (down from 921st in 2019) and the 204th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, B. Saroja Devi ranks 8,617 out of 13,578. Before her are Gaia Zucchi, Sally Blane, Dale Dickey, Cameron Monaghan, Milburn Stone, and Sonya Smith. After her are Janet Munro, Vladimir Khotinenko, Audrey Totter, Angela Little, Zachary Scott, and Michie Tomizawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, B. Saroja Devi ranks 590. Before her are Caryl Churchill, David Singmaster, Sultan Rahi, Darrall Imhoff, Arthur Scargill, and Jonathan Riley-Smith. After her are Ernie Pieterse, Satch Sanders, Richard Goldstone, Bernard Malivoire, Timmy Mayer, and Steve Kuhn. Among people deceased in 2025, B. Saroja Devi ranks 438. Before her are Slavko Obadov, Daniel Kleppner, Cleo Laine, Frederick Hauck, Felicia Țilea-Moldovan, and Nora Aunor. After her are Muhsin Hendricks, Brent Hinds, Verónica Echegui, Martha Layne Collins, Denis Lathoud, and Salwan Momika.

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In India

Among people born in India, B. Saroja Devi ranks 1,017 out of 1,861. Before her are Virat Kohli (1988), Jamuna (1936), George Koovakad (1973), Nitin Gadkari (1957), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), and N. Biren Singh (1961). After her are Raja Ramanna (1925), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Mani Ratnam (1956), Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), and Juliet Prowse (1936).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, B. Saroja Devi ranks 204. Before her are Prem Nazir (1927), Geeta Bali (1930), Mira Nair (1957), Nimmi (1933), Jayam Ravi (1980), and Jamuna (1936). After her are Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), Juliet Prowse (1936), Dulquer Salmaan (1986), Reemma Sen (1981), and Sushmita Sen (1975).

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