There is also another name of the Hindi cinema world. The contribution of women in bringing this to what we call Bollywood is incomparable. If women did not break the restrictions of society at that time, then Bollywood and its openness would not be exposed to us. After independence, when women started making films in India, it was also considered wrong for women to leave the house. In the early films, men also played the role of women. It was really a revolutionary decision for women to engage in theater and films. Today, we are talking about some such actresses who laid the foundation for the success of women in future cinema.
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Devika Rani is called the first heroine of Indian cinema. Famous poet Sri Rabindranath Tagore was a cousin of Devika born in Visakhapatnam. Her father Colonel MN Chaudhary was the first 'Surgeon General' of Madras. As Devika was from a well-educated and very well-to-do family, so she did not have to face the restrictions of the family but the initial thinking of the society was not right for her. She studied theater from London.
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During this time, she met Himanshu Rai. Himanshu Rai made Devika Rani the set designer for her first production titled Light of Asia. In 1929, they both got married. Coming to India, Himanshu started making films and Devika become a heroine in this. In the year 1933, her film Karma was released and became so popular that people started calling Devika as the star instead of the artist. In this way, she became the first female film star of Indian cinema.
