Devika Rani

Devika Rani Chaudhuri, usually known as Devika Rani , 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 spannedyears.

Devika Rani was born into a Bengali family in Waltair near Visakhapatnam in presentday Andhra Pradesh. Her father, Col. Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, was the first Indian SurgeonGeneral of Madras Presidency. Her paternal uncles were Ashutosh Chaudhuri, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, the prominent Kolkatabased barrister Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri and the Bengali writer Pramatha Chaudhuri.

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