Biography
Himanshu Rai (1892 β 16 May 1940) was an Indian actor and film director. Regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, he is best known as the founder of the studio in 1934, along with Devika Rani. He was associated with a number of movies, including Goddess (1922), The Light of Asia (1925), Shiraz (1928), A Throw of Dice (1929) and Karma (1933). He was married to actress Devika Rani Chaudhuri (1929β1940). Born into an aristocratic Bengali family, Rai spent several years in Santiniketan for his schooling. After obtaining a law-degree from Kolkata, he went to London to become a barrister. There, he met a playwright and screenwriter Niranjan Pal.
That association led to the making of a film, The Light of Asia, which he co-directed with Franz Osten. Rai was also one of the main actors in this film. While making his third film, Prapancha Pash, he met and fell in love with Devika Rani, a great-grandniece of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Before this film was complete, he married her.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 20
Producer 15
Writer 1
Kangan (1971)
Bandhan (1940)
Azad (1940)
Durga (1939)
Kangan (1939)
Nirmala (1938)
Vachan (1938)
Bhabhi (1938)
Prem Kahani (1937)
Izzat (1937)
Jeevan Prabhat (1937)
Savitri (1937)
Jeevan Naiya (1936)
Janmabhoomi (1936)
Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)
Karma (1933)
A Throw of Dice (1929)
The Light of Asia (1925)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-01-01
Deathday1940-05-18 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceCuttack, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
ReligionHinduism
RelationshipsDevika Rani (1929-01-01 - 1940-01-01)
CitizenshipsBritish Raj
Also Known AsHimanshu Rai
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