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Nargis

1929 - 1981

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Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) known mononymously as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. She was among the highest paid actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. In a career spanning three decades, Nargis made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of six with Talash-E-Haq (1935), but her acting career actually began with the film Tamanna (1942). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nargis is the 2,008th most popular actor (down from 1,923rd in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from India (down from 316th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among actors, Nargis ranks 2,008 out of 13,578. Before her are Hannah Chaplin, Marie Dubois, Christian Marquand, Frank Morgan, Walter Gotell, and Claire Lacombe. After her are Kaspar Capparoni, Peter Lawford, Deanna Durbin, Rhea Perlman, Octavia Spencer, and Tony Jaa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Nargis ranks 180. Before her are Anne Ramsey, Ferenc Mohácsi, Whitey Bulger, David Doyle, Benny Golson, and David Kelly. After her are Zeca Afonso, Fred Sinowatz, Claude Rich, Bernard Williams, John C. Bogle, and Mariama Bâ. Among people deceased in 1981, Nargis ranks 89. Before her are Yakov Pavlov, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Norman Taurog, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. After her are Mohammad Beheshti, Mariama Bâ, Edith Head, Helmut Gröttrup, Eraldo Monzeglio, and Walter Heitler.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nargis ranks 349 out of 1,861. Before her are Narayana Guru (1855), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), Inayat Khan (1882), Eknath (1533), Mala Sinha (1936), and Rani Durgavati (1524). After her are Aruna Shanbaug case (1948), Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Wahiduddin Khan (1925), Ivan Dias (1936), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), and Aamir Khan (1965).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Nargis ranks 37. Before her are Savitri (1936), Vijay (1974), Vikram (1966), Vidya Balan (1979), Malaika Arora (1973), and Mala Sinha (1936). After her are Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Aamir Khan (1965), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Prakash Raj (1965), Nagarjuna (1959), and Merle Oberon (1911).

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