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Kamal Haasan

1954 - Today

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Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, and currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu. Regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile actors of all time, Haasan is renowned for portraying diverse and complex roles, across multiple genres, often involving physical transformations. He is also known for pushing creative boundaries and pioneering many new technologies in Indian cinema. Filmmakers have described Haasan as "cinema encyclopedia" for his immense knowledge and mastery of various aspects of filmmaking as an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, lyricist, and dancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamal Haasan is the 5,273rd most popular actor (down from 4,391st in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from India (down from 595th in 2019) and the 116th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kamal Haasan ranks 5,273 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Hordern, Betty Nansen, Jake Weber, William S. Hart, Saffron Burrows, and Matt Craven. After him are Gustaw Holoubek, Michael Hurst, Billy Gilbert, Laura Innes, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Cyril Raffaelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Kamal Haasan ranks 381. Before him are Boro Primorac, Joep Lange, Kiki Smith, Neal Schon, Susan Kare, and Thomas Struth. After him are Vasile Dîba, Trevor Rabin, Toshiaki Imai, Phil Zimmermann, Joe Bryant, and Herbert Zimmermann.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kamal Haasan ranks 710 out of 1,861. Before him are Hrithik Roshan (1974), Shivakumara Swami (1907), Kangana Ranaut (1987), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), and Mahadev Desai (1892). After him are Dawood Ibrahim (1955), Freida Pinto (1984), Rahul Gandhi (1970), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), Abhishek Bachchan (1976), and Indra Nooyi (1955).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Kamal Haasan ranks 116. Before him are Sunny Deol (1956), Kumar Pallana (1918), Jimmy Sheirgill (1970), Genelia D'Souza (1987), Hrithik Roshan (1974), and Kangana Ranaut (1987). After him are Freida Pinto (1984), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), Abhishek Bachchan (1976), K. P. A. C. Lalitha (1947), Bhagyashree (1969), and Sanjay Dutt (1959).

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