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B Saroja Devi: Pan-India queen who ruled cinema for 3 decades with unmatched legacy

Padma Bhushan B Saroja Devi was the first female superstar of Kannada cinema, who rose to stardom not just in Kannada but also in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi industries, earning her epithets like 'Abhinaya Saraswathi' (Saraswathi of expressions), 'Kannadathu Paingili' (Kannada's Parrot), and 'Chaturbhasha Taare'

(Four-language Star).