Stamps and Cinema
According to India Tribune, India has decided to honor six heroines of Bollywood cinema by printing them on stamps. After sleuthing a bit, yours truly is here to give you the scoop. The earliest of these six is Padmashri Devika Rani who dominated the early silent film era. She is better known as the co-founder of Bombay Talkies. She is well known for the movie Achhut Kanya, 1936. She is also known for her discovery of the actor Dilip Kumar. She studied architechture in London where she set designed for her first husband. Later on, she became a member of the Central Government Audio Visual Education Board. She was also nominated to the National Academy of Dance, Drama, Music and Films, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, as a nominee of the Central Government. She was a member of the Executive Board of the National Academy, Member of the Lalit Kala Akademi and the National Handicrafts Board and Member of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Equally invaluable is the prestigious Sovi...