The First Lady of Indian Cinema: In today’s times, seeing ‘kissing scenes’ has become very common. When the same thing was shown in the movies of the 90’s, the elders in the house would change the channel or start talking here and there to change the topic. This was also because people were not as open at that time as they are today. Now just imagine, if the first kissing scene was shown in a film released in 1934, what would be the condition of those who watched it?
Yes, the first kissing scene of Indian cinema was shown in the 1934 film Karma. On which stars was this kissing scene filmed? Let us tell you about it, and also discuss about who was the ‘First Lady’ of Indian cinema.
Who gave the first ‘kissing scene’ of Indian cinema?
The first production house of Hindi cinema which gave the first Rs 1 crore film to Indian cinema. The name of this production house is ‘Bombay Talkies’ and it was established in the year 1933. The founders of ‘Bombay Talkies’ were Himanshu Roy and his wife Devika Rani. The first film of this production was Karma (1933) and Devika Rani debuted as an actress with this film.
Devika Rani’s opposite in this film was Himanshu Roy who was also her real life husband. The first kissing scene of Indian cinema was filmed between Devika Rani and Himanshu Roy in the film Karma. According to reports, when this film came to theaters at that time, there was an uproar. The result was that the film flopped.
Who was the ‘First Lady’ of Indian cinema?
Two back to back films of ‘Bombay Talkies’ flopped. In the year 1936, the film ‘Achhoot Kanya’ was released in which Ashol Kumar and Devika Rani were seen in the lead roles. In this film, Devika Rani played the role of a Dalit girl and she also sang a song in it. Bombay Talkies’ first superhit film was Achhoot Kanya and Devika Rani’s work was greatly appreciated, only after that Devika Rani was given the title of ‘First Lady of Indian Screen’ and ‘Dream Girl’.
Who was Devika Rani?
Devika Rani Chaudhary was born on 30 March 1908 in Andhra Pradesh. She belonged to a Bengali family and her parents were doctors. Devika Rani’s early education was in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal but Devika went abroad for further studies. Devika Rani married Himanshu Roy in 1929 but after Himanshu’s death in 1940, she married Svetoslav Roerich in 1945. Devira Rani died on 9 March 1994. Devika Rani had worked in about 80 films in her film career.