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Sitara Devi

1920 - 2014

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Sitara Devi (born Dhanlakshmi; 8 November 1920 – 25 November 2014) was an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad; including the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and at the Carnegie Hall, New York (1976). At a young age Devi met Rabindranath Tagore. He out of affection described her as Nritya Samragni (नृत्य सम्राज्ञी ), meaning the empress of dance, after watching her performance when she was just sixteen years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sitara Devi is the 9,530th most popular actor (down from 7,095th in 2024), the 1,111th most popular biography from India (down from 839th in 2019) and the 240th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sitara Devi ranks 9,530 out of 13,578. Before her are Sonia Bergamasco, Nicola Peltz, Tiffany Tang, Elina Löwensohn, Musetta Vander, and David Dukes. After her are Lake Bell, Alexander Beyer, Jake Abel, Kumiko Watanabe, Genevieve Tobin, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

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Among people born in 1920, Sitara Devi ranks 453. Before her are Satish Dhawan, Tony Gaze, Paul Frees, Nanette Fabray, Jerry Maren, and Ronald Searle. After her are Mitzi Green, Frances Gifford, Jack Webb, Rex Allen, Edwin Morgan, and Don Branson. Among people deceased in 2014, Sitara Devi ranks 547. Before her are Audrey Long, K. Balachander, André Wohllebe, Eduardo Campos, Michael Glawogger, and Anja Niedringhaus. After her are Vugar Gashimov, Mary Ann Mobley, Tom Gola, Jim Jeffords, Reubin Askew, and Fernandão.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sitara Devi ranks 1,111 out of 1,861. Before her are Shashikala (1932), Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Aditya Chopra (1971), Shaan (1972), Sushilkumar Shinde (1941), and Madhavrao Scindia (1945). After her are Mohanlal (1960), Randhir Singh Gentle (1922), Manasi Pradhan (1962), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), and Reema Lagoo (1958).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Sitara Devi ranks 240. Before her are Lakshmi (1952), Bipasha Basu (1979), Bobby Deol (1969), Prateik Babbar (1986), Shashikala (1932), and Moushumi Chatterjee (1953). After her are Mohanlal (1960), Reema Lagoo (1958), Khushbu (1970), Rajiv Kapoor (1962), Simran (1976), and Anushka Sharma (1988).

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