Most Famous Indian Actors & Filmmakers

50 Indian Actors & Filmmakers in view out of 637

Film & TV 637
India 3,791
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan Indian Film Born 1965
#519
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Indian Actor Born 1982
#1,260
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Indian Actor Born 1973
#1,776
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone Indian Actor Born 1986
#3,264
Salman Khan
Salman Khan Indian Actor Born 1965
#3,947
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor Indian Film 1924 – 1988
#3,980
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan Indian Actor 1967 – 2020
#4,132
AK
Anupam Kher Indian Actor Born 1955
#5,194
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle Indian Actor Born 1933
#5,635
Mira Nair
Mira Nair Indian Actor Born 1957
#6,887
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah Indian Actor Born 1950
#6,982
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham (actor) Indian Actor Born 1972
#7,064
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi Indian Actor Born 1951
#7,963
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan Indian Actor Born 1954
#8,037
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma Indian Actor Born 1988
#8,367
Sridevi
Sridevi Indian Actor 1963 – 2018
#8,960
Dev Anand
Dev Anand Indian Actor 1923 – 2011
#9,039
Hema Malini
Hema Malini Indian Actor Born 1948
#9,906
Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth Indian Actor Born 1950
#10,254
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna Indian Actor 1942 – 2012
#10,656
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Indian Actor Born 1978
#10,891
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan Indian Actor Born 1979
#10,968
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari Indian Actor 1933 – 1972
#11,521
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Indian Film Born 1935
#12,530
Gulzar
Gulzar Indian Film Born 1934
#12,830
Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut Indian Actor Born 1987
#14,212
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal Indian Film Born 1934
#14,403
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Indian Actor Born 1974
#14,705
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Indian Actor Born 1982
#14,858
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam Indian Actor Born 1973
#16,175
Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar Indian Actor Born 1951
#17,277
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt Indian Actor 1929 – 2005
#17,303
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor Indian Actor Born 1985
#17,657
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja Indian Actor Born 1943
#17,808
SD
Sabu Dastagir Indian Actor 1924 – 1963
#18,033
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee Indian Actor Born 1969
#18,162
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen Indian Film 1923 – 2018
#18,650
KK
Kirron Kher Indian Theatre Born 1955
#18,899
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol Indian Actor Born 1956
#19,473
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar Indian Screenwriter Born 1945
#20,134
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee Indian Actor 1935 – 2020
#20,249
Riteish Deshmukh
Riteish Deshmukh Indian Actor Born 1978
#22,220
Seema Biswas
Seema Biswas Indian Actor Born 1965
#22,260
Suriya
Suriya Indian Actor Born 1975
#23,089
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj Indian Film Born 1965
#23,123
PB
Parveen Babi Indian Actor 1949 – 2005
#25,487
Mammootty
Mammootty Indian Actor Born 1951
#25,612
DS
Dara Singh Indian Film 1928 – 2012
#25,624
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad Indian Actor 1938 – 2019
#26,098
Bhimsen Joshi
Bhimsen Joshi Indian Actor 1922 – 2011
#26,111

By the numbers

Inside India Actors & Filmmakers

637 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous india actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1970s with 93 people.

What India Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are India Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 60% of all notables (380).

India Actors & Filmmakers over-index on film — 31.7× the global rate.

  1. Actor380
  2. Film208
  3. Screenwriter16
  4. Comedian9
  5. Model6
  6. Cinema4
  7. Presenter3
  8. Art Director2
  1. Film20831.7×
  2. Actor38012.9×
  3. Comedian911.0×
  4. Screenwriter168.0×
  5. Model64.8×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce India Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.