Karma (1933 film)

Karma is a 1933 bilingual film starring Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai. The film was directed by J.L. Freer Hunt and was a joint production among India, Germany and United Kingdom. Karma featured a fourminute kissing scene between the lead actorsDevika Rani and Raithe longest in an Indian film.

The female lead Devika Rani, the grand niece of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was professionally associated with Rai even before the two married in 1929. Impressed by her talent, Rai decided to cast her in the film alongside him. Abraham Sofaer was cast in a pivotal role as a Holy Man. The screenplay was cowritten by Rai and Freer Hunt. The music was composed by German composer Ernst Broadhurst. Devika Rani had recorded a song in the film including the Hindi version.Karma, an IndoGermanBritish collaboration, was released two years after the Alam Ara 1931, the first Indian talkie. Karma was made targeting the international audience. The film was entirely shot in India while the postproduction process was carried out in Stoll Studios, London. The film was the first talkie produced by Rai. ........

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