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Seeta (or Sita) Devi (1912–1983), born Renee Smith, was one of early stars of silent films in Indian film industry. ==Career== 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 Theatres 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 Bavarian company Emelka.〔("Indian Films and Western Audiences", an article by Jerzy Toeplitz, from Unesco website )〕 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'. Three of her other successful films, ''Durgesh Nandini'', ''Kapal Kundala'' and ''Krishnakanter Will'' were based on popular novels of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Many believed that Renee Smith and her sister Percy Smith alternatively appeared as 'Seeta Devi'.〔〔(A slideshow from Hindustan Times website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seeta Devi (actress)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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