#pratima devi

Pratima Devi (1893–1969) was an Indian Bengali artist, widely known for her artistic abilities. She exhibited her work at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, from 1915 onwards. She then moved to Paris, where she studied the Italian "wet fresco" method.

#VinategAdvert: Devdas is a 1955 movie directed by Bimal Roy, based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel, Devdas.

The film had Dilip Kumar in the title role, Vyjayanthimala in her first dramatic role where she played as Chandramukhi, a hooker with a heart of gold and Suchitra Sen in her Bollywood debut as Parvati in the lead. While Motilal, Nazir Hussain, Murad, Pratima Devi, Iftekhar and Shivraj playing other significant roles with Pran and Johnny Walker in the extended cameo appearance.

65-year-old Pratima Devi from New Delhi feeds and looks after 400 stray dogs, She sells scraps to feed them. source source1

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