Moid Hasan on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
A very rare and fine upload by Bashir Sahib, song from film Izzat
1937.Produced by Bombay Talkies,directed by Franz Osten Composed by
S.devi,song penned by J.S.Kashyup Natawa.,Cast Ashok Kumar Devika Rani
Mumtaz Ali P.F.Pethewala.and many others-all were salaried artists of
Bombay Talkies.Heroine Devika Rani(1907-94)was born as Devika Rani
Choudhary .Her father was col Choudhary who later became surgeon general of
Madras.She studied at Royal Academy Dramatic(London);degree in architecture
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Moid Hasan on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
No 3-after death of Hamansu Roy in 1940,she took over the management
ofBombay Talkies until her retirement in 1945,She married the Russian
emigre painter Svetoslav Roerich.An important incident of her life when she
eloped with Najmul Hasan during the shooting of Jawani Ki Hawa.Najam was
the hero of the film.After completion of the film Hamansu Roy cast Najam
out from Achhut Knaiya and in his place a laboratory technician Ashok Kumar
was selected as hero of Achht Kaniya,Thus Ashok Kumar entered.

Moid Hasan on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
No 2- and designer of Paisley textiles,Met Hamansu Roy in London and
married him in 1929.Her first film produced by Roy, directed by Osten
,Prancha Pash,1929, she played the role of extra as costume designer,the
coupled returned to India in 1933,starred in in Roy's first sound film
Karma 1933,Jawani Ki Hawa 1935,Achhut Kanya,Janam Bhoomi,Jevan NaiyaMamta
and MIya Bibi in 1936,Izzat,Jevan Parbhat,Prem Kahani,Savitiri 1937,Nirmala
,Vachan 1938,durga 1939,Anjan 1941,and Hamari Baat 1943,cont---

jasbongy on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Beautiful Duet with sweet lyrics & impressive music. Devika Rani Ji & Ashok
Kumar Ji sing very sweetly & naturally in their unique, simple, natural
voices. Thanks Basheer Ji for sharing & congratulations for bringing this
video first time on Y.T. for music lovers.Thumbs Up. W.R. Sarla.

Vidur Sury on Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Thanks for the lovely upload Sir. Both Devika Ji and Ashok Ji were singing
stars who later got playback. They did a great leading job together in
1930s. Great job.