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'''Seeta''' (or '''Sita''') '''Devi''' (1912–1983), born '''Renee Smith''', was one of the early stars of [[silent films]] in the [[Indian Cinema|Indian film industry]].<ref name="hansen">{{cite journal|title=Stri Bhumika: Female Impersonators and Actresses on the Parsi Stage|last=Hansen|first=Kathryn|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|date=29 August 1998|volume=33|issue=35|jstor=4407133}}</ref>
{{Infobox person
| name              = Seeta Devi
| image              = File:Seeta Devi as Gopa in Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925.jpg
| caption            = Seeta Devi in her debut film ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' (1925)
| birth_name        = Renee Smith
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1912|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Bengal Presidency]], [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1983|||1912|10|15}}
| death_place        = [[India]]
| other_names        = ''The Brightest Star In The Indian Cinema World'' <br> ''Sita Devi'' <br> ''Rane Smith'' <br> ''Devi. Sita''
| occupation        = {{Hlist | Actress | Singer | Director | Producer}}
| years_active      = 1922–1957
| citizenship        = British Indian (1912-1947) <br /> Indian (1947-1983)
| spouse            =  
| children          =  
| relatives          = Percy Smith (sister)
}}


==Career==
'''Seeta Devi''' (born Renee Smith; 1912 – 1983) was an Indian actress and a prominent star of the silent film era.<ref name="hansen"/> She was one of the early stars of silent films in the Indian film industry.<ref name="hansen"/> Discovered by filmmaker [[Himanshu Rai]], she became the face of several landmark Indo-European co-productions, including the acclaimed "oriental trilogy" directed by [[Franz Osten]].<ref name="hansen">{{cite journal |title=Stri Bhumika: Female Impersonators and Actresses on the Parsi Stage |last=Hansen |first=Kathryn |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=29 August 1998 |volume=33 |issue=35 |pages=2291–2300 |jstor=4407133}}</ref>
[[Image:Seeta Devi as Gopa in film, Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Seeta Devi as Gopa in secene from film, ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' (''The Light of Asia'') 1925]]
[[Himanshu Rai]] cast Smith, an [[Anglo-Indian]], in ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'', the movie which is better known by its English title: ''The Light of Asia''. This was her debut film as Seeta Devi, and it made her a star immediately. Later she acted under the banner of [[Madan Theatre]]s as well.


Three of her most successful films were: ''The Light of Asia'', ''Shiraz'', and ''Prapancha Pash''. All three of these films were made through the collaboration of German film director [[Franz Osten]] and Indian actor-producer Himanshu Rai along with [[Bavaria]]n company '''Emelka'''.<ref>[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001341/134149eo.pdf "Indian Films and Western Audiences", an article by Jerzy Toeplitz, from Unesco website]</ref> This unique [[trilogy]] were connected to three different religions and based on three different stories of Indian history/mythology: ''The Light of Asia'' was based on the life of [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], ''Shiraz'' was based on construction of the [[Taj Mahal]] and ''Prapancha Pash'', better known by its English title ''[[A Throw of Dice]]'', was based on a story from the [[Mahabharata]]. Seeta Devi was the leading actress in all these three films, though the role in ''Shiraz'' was that of 'the other woman'.
Seeta was known as ''The Brightest Star In The Indian Cinema World''.<ref name=DukeUniversityPress/> Seeta's films were very popular in [[Europe]] and she had a mass followers of fans from [[England]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]] and [[Austria]].<ref name=DukeUniversityPress>{{cite book|title=The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization|publisher=Duke University Press|page=155}}</ref> Along with [[Ermeline]], [[Ruby Myers]], [[Sabita Devi]] and [[Patience Cooper]], she is credited as a "leading star" of the 1920s and 1930s who had more mass appeal than their male counterparts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jubilee Is a Beautifully Mounted Show About the 1930s but the Women Pioneers Have Been Erased |url=https://thewire.in/culture/jubilee-series-review |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=thewire.in |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407183554/https://thewire.in/culture/jubilee-series-review |url-status=live }}</ref>


Three of her other successful films, ''Durgesh Nandini'', ''Kapal Kundala'' and ''Krishnakanter Will'' were based on popular novels of [[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]].
She is stated to be one of the "prominent" leading ladies of the "pioneering era" of Indian cinema along with [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]], [[Durga Khote]], [[Gohar Mamajiwala|Gohar]], [[Devika Rani]], [[Firoza Begum (actress)|Susan Solomon]] and [[Indira Devi (actress)|Indira Devi]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Ashok Raj |title=Hero Vol.1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT37 |access-date=30 August 2015 |date=1 November 2009 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=978-93-81398-02-9 |pages=1940}}</ref>


Many believed that Renee Smith and her sister Percy Smith alternatively appeared as 'Seeta Devi'.<ref name="hansen"/><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/20s/20-4.htm A slideshow from Hindustan Times website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523012330/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/20s/20-4.htm |date=2008-05-23 }}</ref>
== Early life ==
Devi was born Renee Smith in 1912 to an [[Anglo-Indian people|Anglo-Indian]] family.<ref name="hansen"/> In the early Indian film industry, Anglo-Indian actresses were often preferred for their light complexion, which was favored by contemporary cinematic standards.<ref name="hansen"/> She was given the stage name "Seeta Devi" by [[Himanshu Rai]] when she was cast in her debut film at the age of thirteen.<ref name="hansen"/>


==Filmography==
== Career ==
* [[Prem Sanyas]] (1925) (German title: Die Leuchte Asiens, English title: The Light of Asia)
=== Discovery and rise to fame ===
* Krishnakanter Will (1926)
[[File:Seeta Devi as Gopa in film, Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Seeta Devi as Princess Gopa in scene from the film, ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' (''The Light of Asia'') 1925]]
* Durgesh Nandini (1927)
In 1922, she made her debut as a child actress and acted in film ''Indrajit'' in a supporting role. Devi made her screen debut in lead role in ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' (1925), also known as The Light of Asia, playing the role of Gopa. The film was a major international success, particularly in [[Europe]], and established her as an overnight star.<ref name="hansen"/>
* [[Shiraz (film)|Shiraz]] (1928) (German title: Das Grabmal einer großen Liebe)
* Sarala (1928) (Hindi title: Swarnalata)
* Loves of a Moghul Prince (1928) (Urdu title: Anarkali; also 'Rajmahal Ni Ramani')
* Bhrantri (1928) (English title: Mistake)
* Kapal Kundala (1929)
* [[Prapancha Pash]] (1929) (English title: A Throw of Dice, German title: Schicksalswürfel)
* Bharat Ramani (1930) (English title: The Enchantress of India)
* Kal Parinaya (1930) (English title: Fatal Marriage)


==References==
She became a central figure in a trilogy of films produced by Rai's Great Eastern Film Corporation in collaboration with the German company Emelka and British Instructional Films.<ref name="hansen"/>
 
Three of her most successful films were: ''The Light of Asia'', ''[[Shiraz (film)|Shiraz]]'', and ''Prapancha Pash''. She worked in ''Shiraz'' a romance about the construction of the [[Taj Mahal]], where Devi played the "other woman," a manipulative rival to [[Mumtaz Mahal]]. ''A Throw of Dice'' ([[Prapancha Pash]], 1929) which was an epic drama based on an episode from the Mahabharata. All three of these films were made through the collaboration of German film director [[Franz Osten]] and Indian actor-producer Himanshu Rai along with [[Bavaria]]n company '''Emelka'''.<ref>[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001341/134149eo.pdf "Indian Films and Western Audiences", an article by Jerzy Toeplitz, from Unesco website]</ref> This unique [[trilogy]] were connected to three different religions and based on three different stories of Indian history/mythology: ''The Light of Asia'' was based on the life of [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], ''Shiraz'' was based on construction of the [[Taj Mahal]] and ''Prapancha Pash'', better known by its English title ''[[A Throw of Dice]]'', was based on a story from the [[Mahabharata]]. Seeta Devi was the leading actress in all these three films, though the role in ''Shiraz'' was that of 'the other woman'.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization|publisher=Duke University Press|page=162}}</ref>
 
===Madan Theatres and later silent films ===
Beyond her work with Rai and Osten, Devi was a star for Madan Theatres in Calcutta.<ref name="hansen"/> She appeared in several film adaptations of [[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]]'s novels, including ''Durgesh Nandini'' (1927), ''Kapal Kundala'' (1929), and ''Krishnakanter Will'' (1926).<ref name="hansen"/>
 
In the late 1920s, Devi travelled to [[Paris]] to seek roles in European films but was told she did not look "Indian enough" for the exotic expectations of Western producers.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization|publisher=Duke University Press|page=163}}</ref>
 
Later she directed a film ''Bharat Ramani'' (also known as ''The Enchantress of India'') in 1930 and she acted in the lead role.<ref name="hansen"/> The same year she directed and produced ''Kal Parinaya'' (also known as ''Fatal Marriage'') and she portrayed the role of Kishori.<ref name="hansen"/>
 
=== Talkie films ===
Like many silent era stars, she struggled with the transition to "talkies".<ref name="hansen"/> With the coming of sound, Seeta found a lull in her career, as it now required an actor to be proficient in [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]. She took some break from acting and learned the language, she made her comeback with the talkie version of ''Rose of Kashmir'' (1931) which became popular at the box office as her fans got to hear her voice and talk on screen for the first time despite her struggling with the dialogues the film became famous.<ref>{{cite book|title=Industrial Networks and Cinemas of India: Shooting Stars, Shifting Geographies and Multiplying Media|publisher=Taylor & Francis|page=1936}}</ref><ref name="hansen"/> Her early talkie film credits include ''Naseeb Ni Balihari'' (1931) and ''Shikari'' (1932) both films were hits at the box office.<ref name="hansen"/> She continued acting into the early sound era with films like ''Raja Gopichand''  (1933) which was a hit film at the box office.<ref name="hansen"/> Devi retired from acting and the screen in the early 1933 following the introduction of sound in Indian cinema.<ref name="hansen"/>
 
=== Playback singing and retirement ===
In 1956, Devi contributed as a playback singer later in her career, notably for the 1956 film ''Badal Aur Bijli''.<ref name="hansen"/>
 
== Personal life ==
In the early 1930s, she was at the center of a public legal dispute when she denied rumors of marriage and conversion to Islam involving Sheikh Akram Shah, clarifying in court that she was a devout Catholic focused on her career.<ref name="hansen"/>
 
Seeta's sister Percy Smith was also an actress it was believed that Renee Smith and her sister Percy Smith alternatively appeared as 'Seeta Devi'.<ref name="hansen"/><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/20s/20-4.htm A slideshow from Hindustan Times website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523012330/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/20s/20-4.htm |date=23 May 2008 }}</ref>
 
== Death ==
She died in 1983 at the age of 71 in [[India]].<ref name="hansen"/>
 
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
==== Silent Movies ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1922 || ''Indrajit'' || || Debut film
|-
| 1922 || ''Bemata'' || ||
|-
| 1923 || ''Yayati'' || ||
|-
| 1923 || ''Step Mother'' || ||
|-
| 1925 || ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' || Princess Gopa ||
|-
| 1926 || ''Krishnakanter Will'' || Bhramar ||
|-
| 1926 || ''Light of Asia'' || ||
|-
| 1926 || ''Durgesh Nandini One'' || Tilottama ||
|-
| 1927 || ''Durgesh Nandini Two'' || Tilottama || Produced by Madan Theatres
|-
| 1928 || ''Sarla'' || ||
|-
| 1928 || ''Sarala'' || Sarala ||
|-
| 1928 || ''[[Shiraz (film)|Shiraz]]'' || Selima ||
|-
| 1928 || ''The Loves of a Moghul Prince'' || Anarkali || Also titled Rajmahal Ni Ramni
|-
| 1928 || ''Bhrantri'' || || (Mistake)
|-
| 1929 || ''Kapal Kundala'' || ||
|-
| 1929 || ''[[A Throw of Dice]]'' || Sunita || (''[[Prapancha Pash]]'')
|-
| 1930 || ''Bharat Ramani'' || || (The Enchantress of India)
|-
| 1930 || ''Kal Parinaya'' || Kishori || (Fatal Marriage)
|}
 
==== Talkie Movies ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1931 || ''Rose of Kashmir'' || ||
|-
| 1931 || ''Nasih Ni Balihart'' || ||
|-
| 1932 || ''Shikari'' || ||
|-
| 1933 || ''Raja Gopichand'' || Shehzadi ||
|}
 
==== Director ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1930 || ''Bharat Ramani'' || Director || (The Enchantress of India)
|-
| 1930 || ''Kal Parinaya'' || Director || (Fatal Marriage)
|}
 
==== Producer ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1930 || ''Kal Parinaya'' || Producer || Producer and director
|}
 
==== Playback singer ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1956 || ''Badal Aur Bijli'' || Singer || Playback singer
|}
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0222489|name=Seeta Devi}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0222489|name=Seeta Devi}}
* [http://www.throwofdice.com/home.html/ Website on re-release of ''A Throw of Dice'']
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190915042218/http://www.throwofdice.com/home.html/ Website on re-release of ''A Throw of Dice'']}}
* [http://www.abasar.net/filmOthers.htm#seetaa Bengali article from abasar.net]
* [http://www.abasar.net/filmOthers.htm#seetaa Bengali article from abasar.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422154357/http://www.abasar.net/filmOthers.htm#seetaa |date=22 April 2019 }}


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Seeta Devi
Seeta Devi in her debut film Prem Sanyas (1925)
Born
Renee Smith

(1912-10-15)15 October 1912
Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1983(1983-00-00) (aged 70–71)
India
Other namesThe Brightest Star In The Indian Cinema World
Sita Devi
Rane Smith
Devi. Sita
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1912-1947)
Indian (1947-1983)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Director
  • Producer
Years active1922–1957
RelativesPercy Smith (sister)

Seeta Devi (born Renee Smith; 1912 – 1983) was an Indian actress and a prominent star of the silent film era.[1] She was one of the early stars of silent films in the Indian film industry.[1] Discovered by filmmaker Himanshu Rai, she became the face of several landmark Indo-European co-productions, including the acclaimed "oriental trilogy" directed by Franz Osten.[1]

Seeta was known as The Brightest Star In The Indian Cinema World.[2] Seeta's films were very popular in Europe and she had a mass followers of fans from England, Germany, Poland and Austria.[2] Along with Ermeline, Ruby Myers, Sabita Devi and Patience Cooper, she is credited as a "leading star" of the 1920s and 1930s who had more mass appeal than their male counterparts.[3]

She is stated to be one of the "prominent" leading ladies of the "pioneering era" of Indian cinema along with Mehtab, Bibbo, Durga Khote, Gohar, Devika Rani, Susan Solomon and Indira Devi.[4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Devi was born Renee Smith in 1912 to an Anglo-Indian family.[1] In the early Indian film industry, Anglo-Indian actresses were often preferred for their light complexion, which was favored by contemporary cinematic standards.[1] She was given the stage name "Seeta Devi" by Himanshu Rai when she was cast in her debut film at the age of thirteen.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Discovery and rise to fame[edit | edit source]

Seeta Devi as Princess Gopa in scene from the film, Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925

In 1922, she made her debut as a child actress and acted in film Indrajit in a supporting role. Devi made her screen debut in lead role in Prem Sanyas (1925), also known as The Light of Asia, playing the role of Gopa. The film was a major international success, particularly in Europe, and established her as an overnight star.[1]

She became a central figure in a trilogy of films produced by Rai's Great Eastern Film Corporation in collaboration with the German company Emelka and British Instructional Films.[1]

Three of her most successful films were: The Light of Asia, Shiraz, and Prapancha Pash. She worked in Shiraz a romance about the construction of the Taj Mahal, where Devi played the "other woman," a manipulative rival to Mumtaz Mahal. A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash, 1929) which was an epic drama based on an episode from the Mahabharata. All three of these films were made through the collaboration of German film director Franz Osten and Indian actor-producer Himanshu Rai along with Bavarian company Emelka.[5] This unique trilogy were connected to three different religions and based on three different stories of Indian history/mythology: The Light of Asia was based on the life of Buddha, Shiraz was based on construction of the Taj Mahal and Prapancha Pash, better known by its English title A Throw of Dice, was based on a story from the Mahabharata. Seeta Devi was the leading actress in all these three films, though the role in Shiraz was that of 'the other woman'.[6]

Madan Theatres and later silent films[edit | edit source]

Beyond her work with Rai and Osten, Devi was a star for Madan Theatres in Calcutta.[1] She appeared in several film adaptations of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novels, including Durgesh Nandini (1927), Kapal Kundala (1929), and Krishnakanter Will (1926).[1]

In the late 1920s, Devi travelled to Paris to seek roles in European films but was told she did not look "Indian enough" for the exotic expectations of Western producers.[7]

Later she directed a film Bharat Ramani (also known as The Enchantress of India) in 1930 and she acted in the lead role.[1] The same year she directed and produced Kal Parinaya (also known as Fatal Marriage) and she portrayed the role of Kishori.[1]

Talkie films[edit | edit source]

Like many silent era stars, she struggled with the transition to "talkies".[1] With the coming of sound, Seeta found a lull in her career, as it now required an actor to be proficient in Hindustani. She took some break from acting and learned the language, she made her comeback with the talkie version of Rose of Kashmir (1931) which became popular at the box office as her fans got to hear her voice and talk on screen for the first time despite her struggling with the dialogues the film became famous.[8][1] Her early talkie film credits include Naseeb Ni Balihari (1931) and Shikari (1932) both films were hits at the box office.[1] She continued acting into the early sound era with films like Raja Gopichand (1933) which was a hit film at the box office.[1] Devi retired from acting and the screen in the early 1933 following the introduction of sound in Indian cinema.[1]

Playback singing and retirement[edit | edit source]

In 1956, Devi contributed as a playback singer later in her career, notably for the 1956 film Badal Aur Bijli.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In the early 1930s, she was at the center of a public legal dispute when she denied rumors of marriage and conversion to Islam involving Sheikh Akram Shah, clarifying in court that she was a devout Catholic focused on her career.[1]

Seeta's sister Percy Smith was also an actress it was believed that Renee Smith and her sister Percy Smith alternatively appeared as 'Seeta Devi'.[1][9]

Death[edit | edit source]

She died in 1983 at the age of 71 in India.[1]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Silent Movies[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1922 Indrajit Debut film
1922 Bemata
1923 Yayati
1923 Step Mother
1925 Prem Sanyas Princess Gopa
1926 Krishnakanter Will Bhramar
1926 Light of Asia
1926 Durgesh Nandini One Tilottama
1927 Durgesh Nandini Two Tilottama Produced by Madan Theatres
1928 Sarla
1928 Sarala Sarala
1928 Shiraz Selima
1928 The Loves of a Moghul Prince Anarkali Also titled Rajmahal Ni Ramni
1928 Bhrantri (Mistake)
1929 Kapal Kundala
1929 A Throw of Dice Sunita (Prapancha Pash)
1930 Bharat Ramani (The Enchantress of India)
1930 Kal Parinaya Kishori (Fatal Marriage)

Talkie Movies[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1931 Rose of Kashmir
1931 Nasih Ni Balihart
1932 Shikari
1933 Raja Gopichand Shehzadi

Director[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1930 Bharat Ramani Director (The Enchantress of India)
1930 Kal Parinaya Director (Fatal Marriage)

Producer[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1930 Kal Parinaya Producer Producer and director

Playback singer[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1956 Badal Aur Bijli Singer Playback singer

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Hansen, Kathryn (29 August 1998). "Stri Bhumika: Female Impersonators and Actresses on the Parsi Stage". Economic and Political Weekly. 33 (35): 2291–2300. JSTOR 4407133.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization. Duke University Press. p. 155.
  3. ↑ "Jubilee Is a Beautifully Mounted Show About the 1930s but the Women Pioneers Have Been Erased". thewire.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. p. 1940. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indian Films and Western Audiences", an article by Jerzy Toeplitz, from Unesco website
  6. ↑ The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization. Duke University Press. p. 162.
  7. ↑ The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization. Duke University Press. p. 163.
  8. ↑ Industrial Networks and Cinemas of India: Shooting Stars, Shifting Geographies and Multiplying Media. Taylor & Francis. p. 1936.
  9. ↑ A slideshow from Hindustan Times website Archived 23 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit | edit source]

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