But amidst this restrictive period, one actress dared to break the rules, setting a landmark in the history of Hindi cinema. She was none other than Devika Rani, who became the first actress to ...

"The actress singing in an operatic style was ... Engineer Rashid Ashraf, Karachi Himanshu Rai, Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar on the set of the 1937 film Izzat In her book, Ms Desai writes that ...

Devika Rani’s family ensured she received a quality ... Read more on Latest Entertainment News on India.com. This actress gave a four-minute-long kissing scene in a film with her husband ...

Rai then cast himself as hero and her as heroine in his next production, the bilingual film Karma (1933) made simultaneously in English and Hindi. Karma was Devika Rani’s first film as an actor ...

Yes, this movie, released 92 years ago, featured this lengthy kissing scene, filmed between legendary actress Devika Rani and ...

The award was first presented in 1969 and was awarded to actress Devika Rani. Last year, actress Waheeda Rehman was honoured with the prestigious award. Below is the list of all the film celebs ...

"The actress singing in an operatic style was ... The film got rave reviews, Ms Desai says, especially for Devika Rani, with "critics impressed by her beauty and diction". One newspaper wrote ...

The kiss - from the 1933 film Karma - featuring real-life couple Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai - has long been written about as the first-ever Bollywood film to have a lip lock and "Bollywood's ...