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Pramila in the 1936 film Hamari Betiya. Esther Victoria Abraham (30 December 1916 – 6 August 2006), better known by her stage name Pramila, was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first woman film producer in the Hindi film industry. She is also well known for winning the first Miss India pageant in 1947.
Esther Victoria Abraham belonged to a Baghdadi Jewish family, who were settled around the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea trade ports. Parents & Siblings Esther’s father, Reuben Abraham, was a Kolkata-based Jewish businessman, and her mother, Matilda Issac, was a Jewish lady from Karachi; Matilda Issac was the second wife of Reuben Abraham.
Pramila, born Esther Victoria Abraham, was the first Miss India in 1947 and a pioneer in Hindi cinema. She was a Jewish-Iraqi-Jewish woman who married a Muslim man, produced 16 films and wore sarees with a western twist.
May 2, 2016 · Before Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, and Lara Dutta charmed us by winning the prestigious Miss India title, there was Esther Victoria Abraham. Better known by her stage name, Pramila, she was the ...
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Jan 30, 2016 · A single Baghdadi family contributed greatly to Indian films, by giving us the actress-producer Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), her sister the actress Romila (Sophie Abraham), and her cousin ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Take for instance, Esther Victoria Abraham. Kolkatans are blissfully unaware of this gorgeous beauty who ruled over tinsel town in the first half of the 20th century. Born on December 30, 1916, to a conservative migrant Iraqi Jewish family in Calcutta, Esther’s father was a successful businessman and was married twice. Esther lived with her ...
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Sep 9, 2022 · Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), a rebel from an Iraqi Jewish family. The third of the trio, Esther Victoria Abraham (1916 – 2006), known by her stage name Pramila, was a rebel born to a ...
