[1] Himanshu Rai cast Smith, an Anglo-Indian, in Prem Sanyas, the movie which is better known by its English title: The Light of Asia.

This was her debut film as Seeta Devi, and it made her a star immediately.

Three of her most successful films were: The Light of Asia, Shiraz, and Prapancha Pash.

Seeta Devi was the leading actress in all these three films, though the role in Shiraz was that of 'the other woman'.

Three of her other successful films, Durgesh Nandini, Kapal Kundala and Krishnakanter Will were based on popular novels of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.