What is Devika Rani?
{{Infobox person |pre-nominals= |name=Devika Rani |image=Devika Rani in Nirmala (1938).jpg |imagesize= |caption=Rani in ''[[Nirmala (1938 film)|Nirmala]]'' (1938) |alt=Portrait of a woman smiling at the camera |birth_name=Devika Rani Chaudhuri |birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1908|3|30}} |birth_place=[[Visakhapatnam|Vizagapatam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) |death_date={{Death date and age|df=yes|1994|3|9|1908|3|30}} |death_place=[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India |spouse={{unbulleted list|[[Himanshu Rai]] (1929–1940)|[[Svetoslav]] (1945–1993)}}<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/himanshu-rai-the-boss-of-bombay-talkies-and-his-two-wives/story-EZoFBFqkAZBIwPwwZJHRXI.html| title = Himanshu Rai, the boss of Bombay Talkies, and his two wives |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20210412171212/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/himanshu-rai-the-boss-of-bombay-talkies-and-his-two-wives/story-EZoFBFqkAZBIwPwwZJHRXI.html |archivedate = 2021-04-12 }}</ref> |other_names=Devika Rani Roerich |occupation=Textile designer, actress, singer |awards=[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1969) |honours=[[Padma Shri]] (1958) |signature= |years_active=1928–1943 }} '''Devika Rani Choudhuri''' (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as '''Devika Rani''', was an Indian actress. She was active in Hindi movies during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely known as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani had a successful movie career for 10 years. == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|id=0710151|name=Devika Rani}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rani, Devika}} [[Category:1908 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Indian movie actors]] {{actor-stub}}