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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 different languages on Wikipedia. B. Saroja Devi is the 126th most popular conductor (down from 125th in 2019), the 1,016th most popular biography from India (down from 921st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, B. Saroja Devi ranks 126 out of 128. Before her are John Pritchard, Eleazar de Carvalho, Robert Craft, Alan Gilbert, Tugan Sokhiev, and Arthur Fiedler. After her are Andrew Parrott, Anton Coppola, Klaus Mäkelä, and Elim Chan.

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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 353. Before her are Nicky Katt, Pat Crowley, Slavko Obadov, Daniel Kleppner, Cleo Laine, and Nora Aunor. After her are Verónica Echegui, Junior Bridgeman, Irv Gotti, Alan Peacock, Laura Dahlmeier, and Gadi Kinda.

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In India

Among people born in India, B. Saroja Devi ranks 1,016 out of 1,861. Before her are Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Virat Kohli (1988), Jamuna (1936), 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 CONDUCTORS In India

Among conductors born in India, B. Saroja Devi ranks 2. Before her are Zubin Mehta (1936).

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