She was famous as ‘Kathak Queen’ of Hindi cinema
There were many actresses in Bollywood who won the hearts of people with their strong acting and dance. But, real life was also very painful. The life of this girl seen in the photo was similar. This girl, born in Banaras, was separated from her own family by calling her ugly, but then she became a successful star on the strength of her hard work and later called her ‘dance emperor’. It was he who introduced Hindi cinema to dance and took dance in cinema to a different level. In childhood, her parents handed them over to the maid working in her house, then how did she become the dance of Hindi cinema? Let’s know.
Dhanalakshmi was the name of Sitara Devi
The girl seen in the photo is none other than Kathak Queen’s name, Sitara Devi. Sitara Devi got a lot of fame with the skill of her dance, but real life was full of sorrows. Sitara Devi was born in Kolkata and she was named Dhanalakshmi. Sitara Devi’s family was a resident of Banaras, but then settled in Kolkata. His father’s name was Sukhdev Maharaj who was a Sanskrit scholar and taught Kathak. His dance skills were included in Banaras and Lucknow houses.
Rabindranath Tagore gave the title of ‘Nritya Empress’
When Sitara Devi was 11 years old, her family moved to Mumbai. On coming to Mumbai, Sitara Devi performed a dance in front of Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu and Sir Kwasji Jahangir at Itia Begum Palace. Rabindranath Tagore was greatly impressed by his dance skills and then called for dance in several events and he was awarded the title of ‘Nritya Emperor’ to Sitara Devi. When she turned 12, she started dancing in films. She performed in Usha Haran, released in 1940, Roti in 1938, Nagina in 1951. At the same time, in Mother India, who came in 1957, she fascinated everyone by dancing Holi in a male disguise, but after that she stopped dancing.
Sitara Devi was given the title of dance emperor by Rabindranath Tagore.
Personal life filled with ups and downs
She was married first when Sitara Devi was 8 years old, but she broke the marriage to focus on dance education. Then he married Nazir Ahmed, 16 years older than him. They changed their religion for this marriage, both were partners in Hind Pictures Studio. Then there was a rift in both and Star Devi came close to Asif, the nephew of her husband Nazir Ahmed. Leaving her husband in 1944, Sitara Devi married K Asif. But, then Asif got married to Sitara Devi’s friend and then got a third marriage to Dilip Kumar’s sister.
Marriage to Pratap Barot
After separating from Asif, Sitara Devi married Gujarati businessman Pratap Barot. Both also had a son, but this marriage also could not last long. Both of them also named Ranjit, both of them. Ranjit Barot is a well-known musician. He has also been an Associate of AR Rahman. Sitara Devi was awarded the Padma Shri Award and Sangeet Natak Academy Award for contribution to dance and art. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan, but rejected the award, saying that he had demanded Bharat Ratna for himself.
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