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Kanan Devi
  • Birth Name:
    Kanan Dassi
  • Nickname:
    Methra
  • Date of Birth:
    , 1916
  • Place of Birth:
    Howrah, West Bengal
  • Place of Death:
    Calcutta, India
  • Date of Death:
    July 17, 1992
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism

Family

Kanan Devi
  • Spouse:
    Haridas Bhattacharya -
    Maitra, Ashok - divorced
  • Son:
    Siddharta Bhattacharya

Career

Kanan Devi

Trivia

Kanan Devi
  • Kanan Devi, the first lady of the Bengali screen was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her contribution to Indian cinema, in 1976.
  • She moved to Bombay in 1948. She was seen for the last time in Hindi cinema in Chandrashekhar (1948) with Ashok Kumar.
  • New Theatres's P.C. Barua wanted her to play the lead in his Devdas (1935), but, due to some reasons she could not act in the film. She later played the lead in Barua's Mukti (1937), which was perhaps her finest performance, making her the studio's top star.
  • She received her initial musical training under Ustad Alla Rakha.
  • When she was only ten, a well wisher introduced her to Jyoti Studios where she was cast in a small role in Joydev (1926).
  • Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was used instrumentally in some of the biggest hits of New Theatres, Calcutta.
  • Was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali Cinema.

Filmography

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