Kanan Devi

Kanan Devi

1916-04-22
76 (1992-07-17)
Howra, West Bengal, India

Kanan Devi was a popular singer and actress and the earliest female star of Bengali cinema

Howra, West Bengal, India

Kanan Devi was a popular singer and actress and the earliest female star of Bengali cinema

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Street Singer 1938 (5)

Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta.
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Har Jeet 1940

Set in the early 20th C. Calcutta Theatres industry. Kamala (Kanan Devi) is the star of the Ruby Theatre owned by her guardian Maheshbabu. Narendra (Sanyal) is the equally popular star in the rival Bina Theatre, which he abandons to join the Ruby repertoire when he falls in love with Kamala. In a lyrical sequence in the countryside, they marry in a poor peasant setting. Narendra then shows his true colours and forbids Kamala to continue her acting career. She returns to the stage anyway while Narendra stays among the peasants. He later returns to the Bina Theatre and its success is intercut with the bankruptcy of the Ruby Theatre.
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Lagan 1941

Harish who's a poet who falls in love with Kusum, a singer he mentors. But Kusum sees him only as a guru and ends up marrying a wealthy admirer. Years later, misunderstandings resurface, leading to a bittersweet realization that love and respect don’t always mean the same thing.