Devika Rani

Devika Rani (1908-1994) is a Bollywood, Urdu Actress known for the movies Achhut Kanya(1936), Karma(1933), Jawani Ki Hawa(1935)

Titles	The Dragon Lady, Devika Rani Roerich
Other Names	Devika Rani Chaudhuri
Date Of Birth	30 March 1908
Age	(Age at Death: 85 years 11 months 6 days)
Place Of Birth	Waltair, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date Of Death	8 March 1994
Place Of Death	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Husbands	Dr. Svetoslav Roerich(2nd Husband) , Himansu Rai(Indian film-producer)
Father	Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri
Uncles	Ashutosh Chaudhuri(Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court) , Pramatha Chaudhuri(Bengali writer)
Biography Devika Rani was born on March 30, 1908 in Waltair, Andhra Pradesh, India as Devika Rani Choudhury. She was an actress and set decorator, known for Achhut Kanya (1936), Fate (1933) and Janmabhoomi (1936)

Interesting Facts and Trivia

Devika Rani also sang a song in the film, a bi-lingual song in English and Hindi. This song is said to be Bollywood's first English song.
In 1958, the Government of India honoured Devika Rani with a Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour.
Her awards include the Padmashri (1958), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1970) and the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1990).
She was also chosen to inaugurate the first B.B.C. broadcast on the short wavelength to India.

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1936	Achhut Kanya[Actress(Kasturi)]
1935	Jawani Ki Hawa[Actress(Kamala)]
1933	Karma[Actress(Maharani / The Princes)]