Himanshu Rai
Indian filmmaker (1892–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Indian television actor, see Himanshu Rai (actor).
Himanshu Rai (1892 – 16 May 1940)[1] was an Indian actor and film director. Regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, he is best known as the founder of the studio in 1934, along with Devika Rani. He was associated with a number of movies, including Goddess (1922), The Light of Asia (1925), Shiraz (1928), A Throw of Dice (1929) and Karma (1933). He was married to actress Devika Rani Chaudhuri (1929–1940).[2]