Seeta Devi

Seeta Devi was born in 1912 as Renee Smith. She is one of the first silent film stars in India. Smith, an Anglo-Indian, was cast in Prem Sanyas, a well-known film in English as The Light of Asia, by Himanshu Rai Born in Cuttack, Orissa, in the year 1892, Himansh >> Read More... ; this was her first film, quickly making her a star. She later performed for Madan Theatres. The Light of Asia, Shiraz, and Prapancha Pash were three of her most successful films. These three films were made by Bavarian company Emelka, German film director Franz Osten Franz Osten was born on December 23, 1876 in Munic >> Read More... , and Indian actor-producer Himanshu Rai. This one-of-a-kind trilogy was inspired by three separate religions and based on three different Indian mythologies: The Light of Asia was inspired by Buddha's life, The Taj Mahal inspired Shiraz, and Prapancha Pash, also known as A Throw of Dice in English, was inspired by a Mahabharata story. Seeta Devi played the leading lady in all three films. Durgesh Nandini, Kapal Kundala, and Krishnakanter Will are her blockbuster films based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's classic novels. Renee Smith has a sister Percy Smith, and many believed that they both appeared as Seeta Devi, alternatively.