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Rekha

1954 - Today

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Bhanurekha Ganesan (pronounced [ˈbʱaːnuɾeːkʰa ɡaɳeːʃan]; born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 200 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rekha is the 3,667th most popular actor (down from 2,462nd in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from India (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rekha ranks 3,667 out of 13,578. Before her are Selma Blair, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Julian McMahon, Lupu Pick, Kiyoshi Atsumi, and Jason Patric. After her are Corinne Marchand, Barbie Hsu, Riccardo Cucciolla, Albert Bassermann, Carol Kane, and Dakota Fanning.

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Among people born in 1954, Rekha ranks 259. Before her are Paul Rusesabagina, Sam J. Jones, Mark Tornillo, Viktor Zolotov, Susumu Hirasawa, and Frank Bainimarama. After her are Torbjörn Nilsson, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Kazuhiko Inoue, Sergei Sidorsky, Jean Bourgain, and Alex Salmond.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rekha ranks 552 out of 1,861. Before her are Arundhati Roy (1961), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898), Arvind Krishna (1962), Jasraj (1930), and Jagjivan Ram (1908). After her are Anupam Kher (1955), Supriya Pathak (1961), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Surdas (1478), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), and MS Dhoni (1981).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rekha ranks 71. Before her are Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), Rajinikanth (1950), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anna Kashfi (1934), Asrani (1940), and Sanjeev Kumar (1938). After her are Anupam Kher (1955), Supriya Pathak (1961), Meena Kumari (1933), Shiva Rajkumar (1961), Shammi Kapoor (1931), and Sidharth Malhotra (1985).

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