Devyani Chaubal was an Indian journalist and columnist. She was born into a rich family; her father was a prosperous barrister

Barrister

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. Chaubal was a film gossip journalist, and among the first in Indian film journalism to have a poison pen and insinuate a lot in her columns. Until her arrival, Indian film journalism had been largely free of accusation and gossip. She wrote in a film magazine called Star and Style.
She had a lot of credibility and her "gossip" (delivered in a column called "Frankly Speaking") was always researched and had credible sources. The column was also carried in Eve's Weekly.

Chaubal was the first writer to use Hinglish

Hinglish

Hinglish, a blending of the words "Hindi" and "English", means to combine both languages in one sentence. This is more commonly seen in urban and semi-urban centers of the Hindi-speaking states of India, but is slowly spreading into rural and remote areas of these states via television, mobile...

 in her English works. Shobha De

Shobha De

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 then began to use Hinglish elements in her novels.

She is credited for starting the career of Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

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