Birthdays are a big deal for most of us. After all, we made our dashing entry into the world and kicked off our lives on these birth dates. But do you know you share your birthday with at least nine million other people in the world! Crazy fact isn’t it?! You can only imagine how MANNNNY individuals are born in your birthday month. Let’s not even got there. Instead, let’s look at some of the famous Indian celebrities’ birthdays in August because like you know people born in August have some fascinating traits. They are beautiful, stunning, intellectual, straightforward, attractive, enthusiastic and very special. In this month, influential figures such as late film actress Sridevi, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, WWE star The Great Khali, football captain Sunil Chhetri, Saint Mother Teresa, and so many others were born. Meena Kumari 85th Birth Anniversary Special: 10 Evergreen Hit Songs of The Tragedy Queen That will Always Stay With Us.

August-borns are dominated by the zodiac sign, Leo, with people born in the last days of the month come under Virgo. The individuals born in this month possess excellent leadership skills, confident, strong-willed and charismatic. Several experts claim them be very strong people, both physically and mentally — they're very strong-willed. They are also quite proud, and why not with an abundance of qualities. Tons of famous Indian personalities from the world of cinema to politics to sports to industrialists to philanthropists are born in this month like Kishore Kumar, Dhyan Chand, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sri Aurobindo, Kajol, Gulzar, Rajiv Gandhi, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chiranjeevi, Daler Mehndi are just to name a few. Kajol Birthday Special: 7 Interesting Facts About The Helicopter Eela Actress That Might Intrigue You.

List of Indian Personalities Born in August With Their Birthdays

August 1 – Meena Kumari, Indian film actress, was born on 1st August 1933 (85th Birth Anniversary). Meena Kumari 85th Birth Anniversary: Google Celebrates Bollywood's 'Tragedy Queen' With a Doodle.

August 1 – Taapsee Pannu, Indian actress, featuring in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films was born on 1st August 1987 (Age 31 years). Taapsee Pannu Birthday: Mulk Actress Gives Us Quirky Travel Style Goals With These Pictures!

August 3 – Sunil Chhetri, Captain of Indian Football Team was born on 3rd August 1984 (Age 34 years).

August 4 – Kishore Kumar, Indian playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter was born on 4th August 1929 (89th Birth Anniversary). Kishore Kumar Birth Anniversary Special: 5 Best Yodeling Songs of The Legendary Singer, Watch Videos.

August 4 – Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer was born on 4th August 1965 (Age 53 years).

August 5 – Kajol, Bollywood film actress, was born on 5th August 1974 (Age 44 years).

August 5 – Venkatesh Prasad, former Indian cricketer (right-arm medium-fast bowler) and current bowling coach for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League was born on 5th August 1969 (Age 49 years).

August 6 – Aditya Narayan, Indian singer and actor was born on 6th August 1987 (Age 31 years).

August 8 – Dada Kondke, Marathi actor and film producer, was born on 8th August 1932 (86th Birth Anniversary).

August 9 – Mahesh Babu, Tollywood actor was born on 9th August 1975 (Age 43 years). Mahesh Babu Birthday Special: 5 Impressive Traits That Made Him Telugu's Favourite Superstar.

August 9 – Hansika Motwani, Indian actress, featuring in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films was born on 9th August 1991 (Age 27 years).

August 11 - Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan actress working in Indian films was born on 11th August 1985 (Age 32 years).

August 13 – Sridevi, Indian actress, was born on 13th August 1963 (55th Birth Anniversary).

August 13 – Vyjayanthimala, Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, Carnatic singer, dance choreographer and parliamentarian was born on 13th August 1936 (Age 81 years).

August 13 – Anita Raj, Indian film and television actress was born on 13th August 1962 (Age 55 years).

August 14 - Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian playback singer, was born 14th August 1983 (Age 34 years).

August 14 – Mohnish Bahl, Bollywood and television actor was born on 14th August 1961 (Age 56 years).

August 15 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist was born on 15th August 1872 (146th Birth Anniversary).

August 15 – Adnan Sami, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor was born on 15th August 1973 (Age 44 years).

August 15 – Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress was born on 15th August 1947 (Age 70 years).

August 15 – Ustad Amir Khan, Indian classical vocalist and founder of Indore Gharana was born on 15th August 1912 (102nd Birth Anniversary)

August 16 – Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, the national chairman of Aam Aadmi Party, was born on 16th August 1968 (Age 49 years).

August 16 – Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood film actor was born on 16th August 1970 (Age 47 years).

August 16 – David Dhawan, Indian film director was born on 16th August 1955 (Age 62 years).

August 16 – Mahesh Manjrekar, Indian film director, actor, writer and producer in Bollywood and Marathi cinema was born on 16th August 1958 (Age 59 years).

August 17 – S Shankar, Indian film director and producer was born on 17th August 1963 (Age 54 years).

August 17 – Sachin Pilgaonkar, Marathi film actor who has also acted in Hindi films and on television, was born on 17th August 1957 (Age 60 years).

August 17 - Supriya Pilgaonkar, Indian film and television actress was born on 17th August 1967 (Age 50 years).

August 18 – Gulzar aka Sampooran Singh Kalra, Indian poet, lyricist, musician, composer and film director was born on 18th August 1934 (Age 83 years).

August 18 – Daler Mehndi, the Punjabi singer, songwriter, record producer and performer was born on 18th August 1967 (Age 50 years).

August 18 – Ranvir Shorey, an Indian actor, was born on 18th August 1972 (Age 45 years).

August 18 – Preeti Jhangiani, an Indian model and actress, was born on 18th August 1980 (Age 37 years).

August 19 – Sudha Murthy, Indian philanthropist and writer in Kannada and English, was born on 19th August 1950 (Age 67 years).

August 20 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India, was born on 20th August 1944 (76th Birth Anniversary).

August 20 – N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys was born on 20th August 1946 (Age 71 years).

August 20 – Randeep Hooda, the Bollywood film actor, was born on 20th August 1976 (Age 41 years).

August 21 – Barun Sobati, an Indian television actor, was born on 21st August 1984 (Age 33 years).

August 22 – Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor and politician, was born on 22nd August 1955 (Age 62 years).

August 23 – Saira Banu, an Indian film actress, was born on 23rd August 1944 (Age 73 years).

August 23 – Malaika Arora, Bollywood actress, dancer, model, television presenter and a reality-show judge was born on 23rd August 1973 (Age 44 years).

August 23 – KK aka Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer was born on 23rd August 1970 (Age 47 years).

August 23 - Gauhar Khan, Indian actress, model and television personality was born on 23rd August 1983 (Age 34 years).

August 24 – Aditi Sharma, Indian film and television actress was born on 24 August 1983 (Age 34 years).

August 26 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary was born on 26th August 1910 (108th Birth Anniversary).

August 26 – Rubina Dilaik, an Indian television actress, was born on 26 August 1989 (Age 28 years).

August 26 – Maneka Gandhi, Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development and animal activist was born on 26 August 1956 (Age 61 years).

August 27 – Neha Dhupia, Indian actress, reality television show judge and beauty pageant winner was born on 27th August 1980 (age 37 years).

August 27 – The Great Khali aka Dalip Singh, Indian-born American professional wrestler in WWE, was born on 27th August 1972 (Age 45 years).

August 29 – Akkineni Nagarjuna, a South cinema actor and producer, was born on 29th August 1959 (Age 58 years).

August 29 – Dhyan Chand, Legendary Indian field hockey player, was born on 29th August 1905 (113th Birth Anniversary).

August 31 - Amrita Pritam, Indian writer and poet was born on 31st August 1919 (99th Birth Anniversary).

So, that was some of the famous Indians born in August. They have made a mark for themselves in their respective fields and also contributed immensely to it. We also remember those great souls who have left the mortal world for the heavenly abode on their birth anniversaries. They continue to stay alive in our hearts. Meanwhile, next up will be the famous birthdays in September, so wait to check who is your celebrity twin in the month.

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