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Sitara Devi

Sitara Devi

Sitara Devi (1920-2014) is a Bollywood Actor known for the movies Al Hilal(1935), Ver Nu Vasulat(1935), Shaher Ka Jadoo(1934)

Sitara Devi : Biography Filmography Trivia

Titles	Kathak queen, Dhanalakshmi
Other Names	Dhanno
Date Of Birth	8 November 1920
Age	(Age at Death: 94 years 0 months 17 days)
Place Of Birth	Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Date Of Death	25 November 2014
Place Of Death	Mumbai, India
Father	Sukhadev Maharaj(Vaishanavite scholar of Sanskrit)
Mother	Matsya Kumari
Sister	Tara(elder sister)
Son In-Law	Gopi Krishna
Husbands	Nazir Ahmed Khan(1st) , K. Asif(2nd) , Pratap Barot(3rd)
Son	Ranjit Barot
Biography Sitara Devi was an eminent Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing. Rabindranath Tagore described her as Nritya Samragini, meaning the empress of dance, after watching her performance when she was just 16 years old. The epithet continues, and she is still described as the Kathak queen. She has given performances in several parts of India, and in several other countries, including at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1967; and at the Carnegie Hall, New York in 1976.

Interesting Facts and Trivia

Eminent Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi died in Mumbai on 25th November 2014 after prolonged illness, She was 94.
For decades, She has performed at many concerts and festivals in India and abroad, including her performances in the royal Albert and Victoria Hall, London; and the Carnegie Hall, New York.

Sitara Devi: Filmography (7)

(All Sitara Devi Movies)

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1935	Al Hilal[Actor(Leile)]
1935	Azad Abla[Actor]
1935	Registan Ki Rani[Actor]
1935	Ver Nu Vasulat[Actor]
1934	Anokhi Mohabbat[Actor]
1934	Shaher Ka Jadoo[Actor]
1934	Vasantsena[Actor]