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Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress of Jewish ancestry, from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India.
Feb 14, 2020 · Ruby Myers was discovered by Mohan Bhavnani of Kohinoor Film Company while she was working her job. She initially rejected the offer, bound by the patriarchal constraints that disallowed women from participating in certain fields, terming them as ‘immoral’ or ‘unfit’ for women.
Aug 10, 2018 · Ruby was a silent film actress of Jewish ancestry, hailing from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India. In her heyday, she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time, when she...
Mar 14, 2022 · The first woman to act in an Indian silent film was Ruby Myers, a Baghdadi Jew born in 1907 in Pune. She belonged to a community of immigrants from Baghdad, Basra, and Aleppo, who moved to India at the end of the 18 th century and settled in Calcutta, Bombay, and Puna.
Nov 5, 2017 · It was a Jewish telephone operator, Ruby Myers, who rose to become the first superstar of Indian silent cinema. Renamed Sulochana, she was presented as a glamorous icon on Hollywood lines, billed above the title like Garbo and Dietrich.
Sep 9, 2022 · Arguably the most beloved Baghdadi superstar was Sulochana – the One With the Beautiful Eyes – née Ruby Myers (1907–1983), who starred in a staggering 72 feature films.
Oct 25, 1974 · Ruby Myers, later known as Sulochana, was an Indian actress from the Baghdadi Jewish community. On October 25, 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award, for her impact on the history of Indian cinema.
