Sitara Devi
Acting
Biography
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Known For
Devdas
Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their marriage. Devdas is sent off to Calcutta, while Paro is married off to an aged rich widower. In Calcutta, as remorse drives him to alcohol, Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a tawaif.
Najma
Najma is a 1943 Indian film directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Ashok Kumar and Veena. The film's music is by Rafiq Ghaznavi with lyrics by Anjum Pilibhiti. Najma was the first film under Mehboob Khan's Mehboob Productions banner. Due to its financial success upon release, the film became a blueprint for Muslim socials that followed.
Zindagi
The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.
Professor Vaman M.Sc
Using the moon’s rays, Professor Harnam invents a potion that turns man into a murderous beast. His brother Professor Vaman, realizing the dangers of this invention, realizes the urgent need of producing an antidote to avoid disaster. However, it is too late as Harnam’s daughter drinks the potion during a quarrel with her lover Detective Kishore and the city begins to witness a murder spree amongst its elite and wealthy citizens.
Bijli
1950 bollywood film.
Vengeance Is Mine
Film starring Sitara Devi and Kumar.
Meri Aankhen
Film starring Khursheed and Sitara Devi
Judgement of Allah
Set in the Ottoman Empire, it deals with the Caesar's (Pande) army and its skirmishes with the local Muslim rulers. The Sultan's (Asooji) son Ziyad (Kumar) is arrested by the Roman army. The Roman princess Rahil falls in love with him. A Muslim maid Leela (Sitara Devi) and the princess help him escape. Long chase scenes and fights follow, which ultimately lead to success for Ziyad and his people.
Aabroo
A social drama centered on the themes of reputation and honor, depicting characters' struggles to maintain or regain their standing in society.
Phool
A drama set in a Muslim family. Safhar's inheritance is lost, thanks to his sister-in-law, but he is still expected to complete his late father's work of building a mosque. If he cannot complete the work, then Salim must take over, but he goes off to fight in the Balkans, leaving the sister-in- law's orphaned daughter to complete the task. In doing so, she will lose her freedom, so she has a difficult decision to make.
Filmography
as Madame Neelam
as Neela
as Mona
as Menaka
as Raziya
as Shobha/Malti
as Kinara
as Indira
as Lachhi
as Mithi
as Champu
as (as Sitara)
as Umadevi
as Gulnar
as Monorama
as Leela