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Devika Rani

1908 - 1994

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Devika Rani Chaudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Widely acknowledged as the First Lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani is regarded as one of the greatest actresses. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and was awarded the Padma Shri. One of the highest-paid actress of the 1930s and early 1940s, she appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list in 1940 and 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Devika Rani is the 4,298th most popular actor (down from 3,981st in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from India (down from 554th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Devika Rani ranks 4,298 out of 13,578. Before her are Hippolyte Girardot, Rooney Mara, Nia Vardalos, Shea Whigham, Laima Vaikule, and Adrienne Corri. After her are Romain Duris, Dave Legeno, Ole Ernst, Buddy Ebsen, Linda Cardellini, and Paul Hörbiger.

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Among people born in 1908, Devika Rani ranks 267. Before her are Edward R. Murrow, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Alfons Rebane, Walter Bruch, Ivan Brown, and Jesús Castro. After her are Yvette Cauchois, Buddy Ebsen, Aleksei Arbuzov, Helmut Käutner, Jenő Vincze, and Tommaso Landolfi. Among people deceased in 1994, Devika Rani ranks 228. Before her are Sigmund Ruud, Dinah Shore, Rudolf Raftl, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Ladislav Mňačko, and Gozo Shioda. After her are Bruno Pezzey, Luis Vargas Peña, Abdullah al-Sallal, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Charlotte Auerbach, and David Dunlap.

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In India

Among people born in India, Devika Rani ranks 616 out of 1,861. Before her are R. K. Narayan (1906), Roshan Seth (1942), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Waheeda Rehman (1938), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), and Purushottam Das Tandon (1882). After her are Roberto de Nobili (1577), Sugathakumari (1934), Krishan Chander (1914), Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), Basawan (1560), and P. Bhanumathi (1925).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Devika Rani ranks 90. Before her are Shabana Azmi (1950), Om Puri (1950), Samantha Akkineni (1987), Nayanthara (1984), Roshan Seth (1942), and Waheeda Rehman (1938). After her are P. Bhanumathi (1925), Johnny Walker (1926), Saif Ali Khan (1970), Madhuri Dixit (1967), Jackie Shroff (1957), and Ram Charan (1985).

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