Himanshu Rai
Indian actor and film director
Himanshu Rai 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, The... Wikipedia
Born: 1892, Cuttack, India
Died: May 16, 1940 (age 48 years), Mumbai, India
Spouse: Devika Rani (m. 1929–1940) and Mary Hainlin (m. 1924–1926)
Organization founded: Bombay Talkies
Children: Nilima Dietze (Hainlin) (1926–1997)
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Himanshu Rai was born into a wealthy Bengali family. He studied Law at the University of Calcutta and studied with Tagore at Shantiniketan.