Devika Rani

Devika Rani Chaudhuri an Indian film actress, songstress, textile designer, fashion designer.

First woman to received the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’.

First Indian actress in a major international production.

Co-foundress of Bombay Talkies, one of the first major film production studios in India.

She got title ‘First Lady of Indian cinema’.

She is credited with being the first person to elevate Indian cinema to global standards.

She married to filmmaker Himanshu Rai.
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