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Devika Rani Chaudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and was also awarded the Padma Shri.
Dec 28, 2020 · The biography of Devika Rani — rebel, superstar and abused wife — is the remarkable story of a woman who lived well before her time
Devika Rani Chaudhuri, usually known as Devika Rani (30 March 1908 - 9 March 1994), was an actress in Indian films who was active during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani had a successful film career that spanned 10 years.
Mar 30, 2022 · Devika Rani is called the first lady of Indian Cinema. (Photo: Express Archives) Devika Rani belonged to an affluent Bengali-Hindu family from Vizag. At an early stage, she enrolled at a boarding school in England.
when Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani emerged as the first major star pair, the Indian public developed an insatiable appetite for news about their screen heroes. This interest continued with male actors such as Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, and Dev Anand in the 1950s and ’60s, Rajesh Khanna in….
Aug 25, 2019 · Devika Rani walked a path that few women in Indian cinema have managed to. As a new play on the pioneer gets ready to tour, a look back at her journey. Actor, star, producer, studio boss.
Film buffs like to think they know the Devika Rani story. The London-educated Bengali actress, dominated Indian cinema the 1930s, set up Bombay Talkies with her husband Himanshu Rai, and sang...
Devika Rani is best-known for selling cinema to the upper-class Indians as an art-form, who previously considered it to be performed only by girls from the poorest parts of Bombay. As the daughter of India’s first surgeon-general and great-niece of Rabindranath Tagore, her decision to act and produce films on social issues made Indian cinema ...
Devika Rani Chaudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and was also awarded the Padma Shri.
Mar 30, 2023 · Known as the “Dragon Lady” for her “smoking, drinking, cursing and hot temper” as mentioned by Tilak Rishi in his book, “Bless You Bollywood!: A tribute to Hindi Cinema on completing 100 years”, Devika Rani was truly a dragon lady who took the centre stage and shone all the time.
