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Born on January 7, 1938 in Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India, B. Saroja Devi is an actor. B. Saroja Devi is 88 years old as of 2026. Listed accolades include Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri in arts.
My Take
What stays with me about B. Saroja Devi is the sheer scale of a seventy-year career spanning Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema, around 200 films, in an era when crossing language barriers was no small feat. I find it telling that almost everything personal is kept private; her work simply spoke for itself. Being honored with the Padma Bhushan and, posthumously, the Karnataka Ratna confirms a stature that Japanese audiences rarely hear about. To me she represents the kind of regional giant world cinema too often overlooks, and discovering her feels like a small act of justice.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- B. Saroja Devi
- Name (Japanese)
- B・サロージャ・デヴィ
- Reading
- B・さろーじゃ・でゔぃ
- Born
- January 7, 1938 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Shri in arts
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.%20Saroja%20Devi
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3521068
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was B. Saroja Devi born?
Born January 7, 1938 (age 88).
Where is B. Saroja Devi from?
B. Saroja Devi is from Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India.
What does B. Saroja Devi do?
B. Saroja Devi works as actor.