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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.
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.
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...
May 7, 2016 · Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film star 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 was paired…
Jun 22, 2018 · A Jewish telephone operator, Ruby Myers was the first superstar in silent Indian Cinema. During the 1930’s, Indian women were prohibited for modesty’s sake from working in films. The ones who acted were either Anglo Indians or Jewish Indians.
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.
Aug 10, 2020 · Remembering Ruby Myers (1907–10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana on her 113th birth anniversary. Ruby was a silent film actress of Jewish ancestry, hailing from the...
Discovered as a typist by director Mohan Bhavnani, Sulochana (Ruby Myers) rose to fame in the silent cinema of the late 20s making her pair with actor D Billimoria a boxoffice favourite.
Oct 20, 2017 · The first of these was Ruby Myers, known by her screen name, Sulochana. Sultry and beautiful, she smashed taboos and stole the limelight from her male costars.
