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Bollywood News. In today's world, kissing scenes have become an ideal in films, both big screen productions and OTT platforms show intimate moments without hesitation. Digital space, in particular, allows more creativity, in which bold and sizzling scenes are being discovered independently. However, if we look back, there was a time when such scenes were censored too much.

The sensor board strictly controlled how much intimacy could be shown. The impact of a scene on the audience or society has always been a considerable point. This was a time when a simple gesture like kissing or hug between the hero and the heroine was also unheard. The idea of ​​on-screen intimacy was so conservative that actors did not come close to each other.

Bollywood's first lip-lock scene was banned later

But amidst this restrictive period, an actress dared to break the rules and established a milestone in the history of Hindi cinema. She was none other than Devika Rani, who became the first actress to do full-on kissing scene on screen. Filmed about 92 years ago, this scene was a significant turn in Indian cinema. Black and White era veteran Devika Rani performed this adventure in the 1933 film Karma, which is distinguished in the history of Indian cinema.

Karma was an unprecedented film 

Karma was an unprecedented film in many ways. It was not only one of the early films with a kissing scene, but it was also commercially successful. Devika Rani acted with Himanshu Rai, who was also the producer of the film. According to popular stories, Himanshu Rai fell in love with Devika Rani and she offered him a role in Karma.

The chemistry between the two was undisputed, and this chemistry led Kiss on-screen for the first time in Hindi cinema. The kiss in Karma lasted for about four minutes, and the era in which it was filmed. Looking at him, it was both courageous and revolutionary.