Himanshu Rai
Actor, Film director
1892 – 1940
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Who was Himanshu Rai?
Himanshu Rai, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, is best known as the founder of the Bombay Talkies in 1934. He was associated with a number of movies, including Goddess, The Light of Asia, Siraj, A Throw of Dice and Karma. He was married to actress Devika Rani Chaudhuri.
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- Born
- 1892
Cuttack - Also known as
- Himanshu Roy
- Himansu Rai
- Himanshu Ray
- Spouses
- Devika Rani
(1929 - 1940/05/16)
- Devika Rani
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- University of Calcutta
- Died
- May 16, 1940
Mumbai
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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