Sitara Devi - the show-woman of Kathak

Entry for Sitara Devi in Filmfare July 1-15, 1988 celebrating 75 years of Indian Cinema.
The Queen No One Cared For [bargad.org/the pinoneer] Sumati Mehrishi on Sitara Devi being conferred the Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award 2011.

Kathak queen Sitara Devi still youthful at 91 [HT]


Priyamala and Jayantimala, her two nieces who she adopted as her daughters
Sitara Devi was the daughter of Pt. Sukhdev Sahai, the pioneer of Banaras Gharana of Kathak dance. She was once married to film producer K.Asif.