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Most Famous Indian Actors & Filmmakers

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