ACTOR
Shyama
1935 - 2017

Shyama
Shyama (born Khurshid Akhtar; 7 June 1935 – 14 November 2017) was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films. She was active between 1945 and 1989, and is best known for her roles in Aar Paar (1954 film) and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960 film). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shyama is the 3,263rd most popular actor (up from 9,605th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Shyama ranks 3,263 out of 13,578. Before her are Henry Ian Cusick, Maxim Munzuk, Delroy Lindo, Sandra Oh, David A. R. White, and Matthew Garber. After her are Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ricky Bruch, Rentarō Mikuni, Richard Kiley, James Russo, and Florence Lee.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Ian Cusick
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,257
Maxim Munzuk
1910 - 1999
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,258
Delroy Lindo
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,259
Sandra Oh
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,260
David A. R. White
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,261
Matthew Garber
1956 - 1977
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,262
Shyama
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,263
Sidse Babett Knudsen
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,264
Ricky Bruch
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,265
Rentarō Mikuni
1923 - 2013
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,266
Richard Kiley
1922 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,267
James Russo
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,268
Florence Lee
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,269
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Shyama ranks 250. Before her are Peret, Ludmila Belousova, Noriko Ohara, David Ruelle, Jaromil Jireš, and Ivan Dimitrov. After her are Sergio Rossi, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Alain Barrière, Ryhor Baradulin, Joan Harrison, and Sergei Yursky. Among people deceased in 2017, Shyama ranks 266. Before her are Lennart Nilsson, Ludmila Belousova, Kim Young-ae, Alois Mock, Octavio Lepage, and Spencer Johnson. After her are Kurt Moll, Qian Qichen, Hal Moore, Ricardo Piglia, Daniil Granin, and Mark White.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsPeret
SINGER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 244
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 245
Noriko Ohara
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 246
David Ruelle
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 247
Jaromil Jireš
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 248
Ivan Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 249
Shyama
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 250
Sergio Rossi
FASHION DESIGNER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 251
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov
ASTRONOMER
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 252
Alain Barrière
SINGER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 253
Ryhor Baradulin
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 254
Joan Harrison
SWIMMER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 255
Sergei Yursky
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 256
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsLennart Nilsson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 260
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 261
Kim Young-ae
ACTOR
1951 - 2017
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 262
Alois Mock
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 263
Octavio Lepage
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 264
Spencer Johnson
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 265
Shyama
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 266
Kurt Moll
SINGER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 267
Qian Qichen
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 268
Hal Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 269
Ricardo Piglia
WRITER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 270
Daniil Granin
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 271
Mark White
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2017
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 272
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Shyama ranks 71 out of 217. Before her are Kumail Nanjiani (1978), Hamida Banu Begum (1527), Taxiles (-400), Tariq Ali (1943), Manoj Kumar (1937), and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988). After her are Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), L. K. Advani (1927), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Fazlur Rahman Malik (1919), and Sunil Dutt (1929).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsKumail Nanjiani
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 65
Hamida Banu Begum
COMPANION
1527 - 1604
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 66
Taxiles
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 67
Tariq Ali
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 68
Manoj Kumar
ACTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 69
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 70
Shyama
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 71
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 72
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 73
L. K. Advani
POLITICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 74
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
WRITER
1911 - 1984
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 75
Fazlur Rahman Malik
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 1988
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 76
Sunil Dutt
ACTOR
1929 - 2005
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 77
Among ACTORS In Pakistan
Among actors born in Pakistan, Shyama ranks 8. Before her are Dev Anand (1923), Kabir Bedi (1946), Babita (1947), Dilip Kumar (1922), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), and Manoj Kumar (1937). After her are Sunil Dutt (1929), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Art Malik (1952), Vinod Khanna (1946), Margaret Lockwood (1916), and Raaj Kumar (1926).
Dev Anand
1923 - 2011
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
Kabir Bedi
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 3
Babita
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 4
Dilip Kumar
1922 - 2021
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 5
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
Manoj Kumar
1937 - 2025
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
Shyama
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 8
Sunil Dutt
1929 - 2005
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 9
Prithviraj Kapoor
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 10
Art Malik
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 11
Vinod Khanna
1946 - 2017
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 12
Margaret Lockwood
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 13
Raaj Kumar
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 14