NL Interview: Kishwar Desai on the life and times of India’s first female superstar
Devika Rani was arguably the first female superstar of Indian cinema, and her Bombay Talkies the country’s first professional film production house. Her intriguing journey and enigmatic personal life, however, weren’t explored beyond sketchy anecdotes and hearsay until Kishwar Desai’s The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani…
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