Kanan Devi

Kanan Devi
Kanan Devi in the 1930s
Born(1916-04-22)22 April 1916
Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died17 July 1992(1992-07-17) (aged 76)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Kanan Devi singing "Ami Banaphul Go"
From the 1942 film Shesh Uttar
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Kanan Devi (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer.[1] She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was used instrumentally in some of the biggest hits of New Theatres, Kolkata.

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 28 February 2015.