Sabita Devi | |
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| Born | Iris Maude Gasper 1914 |
| Died | 1998 (aged 83–84) Silverwood Nursing Home, Beeston, Nottingham, England |
| Resting place | Wilford crematorium West Bridgford, Nottingham |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930–1947 |
| Spouse(s) | David Trefor Lewis |
| Children | 1 stepchild |
Sabita Devi (1914–1965)[1] was a Hindi film actress in Indian cinema. 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 and Seeta Devi.[2] A Jewess by birth,[3] she changed her name to find acceptability in Hindi cinema like the other Anglo-Indian and Jewish actresses of her time, Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Seeta Devi (Renee Smith), Madhuri (Beryl Claessen), and Manorama (Erin Daniels).[4][5] After initially working with British Dominion Films Ltd., Calcutta, she shifted to Bombay and performed mainly in films produced by Sagar Movietone with her co-star in most films being Motilal. Some of the popular films with Motilal were Dr. Madhurika (1935) and Kulvadhu (1937) directed by Sarvottam Badami.[6] Their first film together was Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934), which was also Motilal's debut film,[7] and then Lagna Bandhan (1936) both directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh.[8] She acted in Silver King (1935) with Motilal. It was an action film directed by C. M. Luhar, which became a "huge success".[citation needed]
Counted as one of the top three female artistes of her time, in 1938 she was the third highest paid actress after Sulochana (Ruby Myers) and Gohar, drawing a salary of Rs. 3000 per month. "Classic writers like K. M. Munshi and Ramanlal Vasantlal" were commissioned to write stories for her films, with elaborate sets and "special rehearsals" provided along with an overwhelming "pre-release publicity".[3] One of the top directors of the time she worked with doing social genre films was Sarvottam Badami.[9] She formed her own production company, Sudama Pictures, in collaboration with Sarvottam Badami along with the assistance of Ranjit Studios.[10] From 1935–1943 Sabita acted in fifteen films, all directed by Badami. Some of the comedy films she acted in like Aap Ki Marzi (1939) and Ladies Only (1939), turned out to be big box office successes.
Sabita Devi Movies List
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Studio/Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Kamonar Agun (Flames Of The Flesh) | Dhirendranath Ganguly | Dhirendranath Ganguly, Debaki Bose, Radharani | Silent film. British Dominion Films Ltd |
| 1931 | Aparadhi (The Culprit) | Debaki Bose | P. C. Barua, Bhanu Bannerjee, Tincory Chakrabarty, Keshav Narayan Kale, Rampyari, Rose | Silent Film. Barua Film Unit Calcutta |
| 1931 | Takay Ki Na Hay (What Money Cannot Do) | Dhirendranath Ganguly | Dhirendranath Ganguly, P. C. Barua, Radharani | Silent Film. British Dominion Films Ltd., Calcutta. |
| 1931 | Kanthahaar (Diamond Necklace) | Kali Prasad Ghose | Durgadas Bannerjee, Rajhans, Renubala | Silent Film. Indian Kinema Arts, Calcutta |
| 1931 | Maraner Pare (After The Death) | A. K. Roy | Dhirendranath Ganguly, Hem Gupta, Radharani, Kalidas | Silent Film. British Dominion Films Ltd., Calcutta |
| 1932 | Bhagya Lakshmi (Wife's Destiny) | Kali Prasad Ghose | P. C. Barua, Durgadas Bannerjee, Khitish Roy Choudhary, Umasashi, Biren Ghosh | Silent Film. Indian Kinema Arts, Calcutta |
| 1933 | Radha Krishna | Priyanath N. Ganguly, Tulsi Lahiri | Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Sabita Devi, Amar Choudhary, Kamala Jharia | East India Film Co |
| 1934 | Shehar Ka Jadoo (Lure Of The City) | Kali Prasad Ghosh | Kumar, Sitara Devi, K. C. Dey, Miss Gulzar, Tarabai | Sagar Movietone |
| 1934 | Farzande Hind (Phantom Of The Hills) | Ezra Mir | Jal Merchant, Nyanpalli, Motilal, Yakub | Sagar Movetone |
| 1934 | Grihalakshmi (Educated Wife) | Sarvottam Badami | Jal Merchant, Yakub, K. C. Dey, Lalita Devulkar | Sagar Movetone |
| 1934 | Chandra Gupta | A. R. Kardar | Gul Hamid, Nazir, Mazhar Khan, Dhiraj Bhattacharya | East India Film Company |
| 1935 | Vengeance Is Mine (Ver Nu Vasulat) | Sarvottam Badami | Kumar, Yakub, Sitara Devi, Mehboob Khan | Sagar |
| 1935 | Dr. Madhurika | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Padma, Gulzar, Bhudo Advani | Sagar Movietone |
| 1936 | Lagna Bandhan | Kali Prasad Ghose | Motilal, Aruna Devi, Azurie | Sagar Movietone |
| 1936 | Jeevan Lata (The Creeper Of Life) | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani | Sagar Movietone |
| 1936 | Grama Kanya (Village Girl) | Sarvottam Badami | Surendra, Yakub, Kayam Ali, Aruna Devi | Sagar Movietone |
| 1937 | Kokila | Sarvottam Badami | Shobhana Samarth, Motilal, Sitara Devi, Maya Bannerji | Sagar Movietone |
| 1937 | Kulvadhu | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Gulzar, Pesi Patel | Sagar Movietone |
| 1938 | Teen Sau Din Ke Baad (Three Hundred Days & After) | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Bibbo, Yakub, Gulzar, Sankatha Prasad | Sagar Movietone |
| 1939 | Ladies Only | Sarvottam Badami | Surendra, Bibbo, Prabha Devi, Bhudo Advani | Sagar Movietone |
| 1939 | Aap Ki Marzi (As You Please) | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Mazhar Khan, Vasanti, Khurshid, K. N. Singh | Sudama Productions |
| 1940 | Chingari (Embers) | Sarvottam Badami | Prithviraj Kapoor, E. Billimoria, Keshavrao Date, Meera | Sudama Productions |
| 1940 | Sajani | Sarvottam Badami | Prithviraj Kapoor, Snehprabha Pradhan, Nurjehan, Dixit, Ghory | Sudama Productions |
| 1941 | Bambai Ki Sair (Holiday In Bombay) | Sarvottam Badami | Shobhana Samarth, Arun, E. Billimoria, Vatsala Kumthekar | Sudama Productions |
| 1943 | Prarthana (The Prayer) | Sarvottam Badami | Motilal, Jehanara Kajjan, K. N. Singh | Minerva Movietone |
| 1943 | Fashion | S. F. Hasnain | Sardar Akhtar, Chandra Mohan, Bhudo Advani | Fazli Brothers |
| 1945 | Amrapali | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Prem Adib, Arun, Jeevan | Murli Movies |
| 1947 | Sarai Ke Bahar | Krishan Chander | Hemavati, Tabrez, Hasan, Cuckoo | N. Studio Ltd. |
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