Sitara Devi

Indian dancer (1920-2014)
Person human Q7531682
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Sitara Devi

Summary

Sitara Devi is a human[1]. Born in Kolkata[2], she… she was born on November 8, 1920[3]. She died in Mumbai[4]. She died on November 25, 2014[5]. She worked as a choreographer[6] and actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (609 views/month, #7,033 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sitara Devi's place of birth was Kolkata[2].
  • Sitara Devi died in Mumbai[4].
  • Sitara Devi was born on November 8, 1920[3].
  • Sitara Devi died on November 25, 2014[5].
  • Among Sitara Devi's spouses was K. Asif[9].
  • Sitara Devi was married to Nazir Ahmed Khan[10].
  • A child of Sitara Devi was Ranjit Barot[11].
  • Sitara Devi held citizenship in British Raj[12].
  • Sitara Devi held citizenship in India[13].
  • Sitara Devi held citizenship in Dominion of India[14].
  • Sitara Devi's professions included choreographer[6].
  • Sitara Devi worked as an actor[7].
  • Sitara Devi received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[15].
  • Sitara Devi received the Padma Bhushan[16].
  • Sitara Devi received the Padma Shri in arts[17].
  • Sitara Devi received the Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[18].
  • Sitara Devi is recorded as female[19].
  • Sitara Devi's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Sitara Devi's family name is recorded as Devi[21].
  • Sitara Devi's given name is recorded as Sitara[22].
  • Sitara Devi's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 84e4cbab-cdb9-4d23-85d2-9ad9663b339b[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Sitara Devi's place of birth was Kolkata[2]. She was born on November 8, 1920[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include choreographer[6] and actor[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[15], an award[26], in India[27]; Padma Bhushan[16], a civil decoration[28], in India[29], founded in 1954[30]; Padma Shri in arts[17], a class of award[31], in India[32]; and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[18].

Personal Life

Spouses include K. Asif[9], a film director[33], 1922–1971[34], of India[35], awarded the Filmfare Awards[36] and Nazir Ahmed Khan[10], a film director[37], 1910–1983[38], of British Raj[39]. A child of Sitara Devi was Ranjit Barot[11].

Death and Burial

Sitara Devi died on November 25, 2014[5]. She passed away in Mumbai[4].

Why It Matters

Sitara Devi ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (609 views/month, #7,033 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Sitara Devi born?

Born in Kolkata[2], Sitara Devi…

Where did Sitara Devi die?

Sitara Devi died in Mumbai[4].

Who was Sitara Devi married to?

Sitara Devi's spouses include K. Asif[9] and Nazir Ahmed Khan[10].

What did Sitara Devi do for work?

Sitara Devi worked as choreographer[6] and actor[7].

What awards did Sitara Devi receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[15], Padma Bhushan[16], Padma Shri in arts[17], and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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