Before entering the world of acting, Devika had studied acting in London. She came into the limelight when she did a four minute long kissing scene in the film Karma. There was a lot of uproar after this scene. However, being in the limelight also benefited her career a lot.
By Ekta Sharma
Publish Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 03:44:01 PM (IST)
Updated Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 03:44:01 PM (IST)
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- Devika Rani was an outspoken and bold actress.
- He has made a huge contribution to Hindi cinema.
- He started his career with Hollywood drama.
Entertainment Desk, Indore. First Actress Who Kissed On Screen: The most famous actress of the first era of Hindi cinema was Devika Rani. She started working in films at a time when girls were not even allowed to step out of their homes. Not only this, she was the first actress who started the trend of kissing onscreen.
Devika Rani has played a very important role in taking Indian cinema to a certain level. She started her career with Hollywood drama, not Bollywood. She was very much inspired by German cinema. She followed their trends. She was also called the Dragon Lady for her work.
Today we are going to tell you some interesting things related to Devika Rani's career, which Bollywood actress Tabassum shared on her YouTube channel.
She went to England at the age of 9
Devika Rani was a bold and carefree actress. She was the first to kiss onscreen in a film released in 1933. She did this kissing scene in the film 'Karma'. Devika Rani was born on 30 March 1908 in Visakhapatnam. She belonged to a very rich family. Devika Rani's mother was Rabindranath Tagore's niece.
When the actress was nine years old, her parents sent her to England. After finishing school, she went to London and did a course in acting-music there. After this, she also did a course in costume designing and art direction there.
Meeting of Devika Rani and Himansu Roy
- Devika Rani met famous director Himansu Roy in England.
- She became his assistant. They both got married in 1929.
- In 1933 the couple made a film together.
- This film was released in Hindi and English languages.
- Both of them came to India in 1934 and started their huge studio, Bombay Talkies.
- In 1936, both of them made another film together, which they named 'Jeevan Naiya'.
- The actress in it was Devika and the actor was Nazmul Hussain.
Devika had run away with her co-actor
Nazmul Hussain looked very handsome. Devika Rani liked him very much. During the shooting of the film, she fell in love with Nazmul and ran away with him. She left behind her husband, her film and everything else. After a lot of efforts, she was found and she was asked to finish the shooting of the film.
She agreed to complete the film, but this time the hero was changed. Ashok Kumar was cast in the lead role instead of Nazmul Hussain. Devika worked with Ashok Kumar in many films. Most of the films proved to be hits. Devika and Ashok's films like Vachan, Achhut Kanya and Izzat were successful.
