Madame Azurie

Madam Azurie
Born
Anna Marie Gueizelor

1907/1916
Bangalore, British India (now in India)
DiedAugust 1998
NationalityBritish India (1907/1916-1947)
Pakistani (1947-1998)
Occupation(s)Dancer and actress (film)
Years active1934-60
SpouseSayyed Allauddin Ahmed Gelani[1]

Anna Marie Gueizelor better known as Azurie[2] or Madam Azurie[1] (1907, Banglore - 1998, Rawalpindi) was a classical dancer and actress in British India and later Pakistan. She starred in many Indian, Pakistani and Bengali films and is considered the first item dancer of the Indian film industry.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Azurie". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Iyer, Usha. "The audacious and amazing Azurie, 'a League of Nations in whom every dance of the world is found'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ Rehman, I. A. (5 November 2020). "The end of spring". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ Homegrown. "How A Half-German Woman Became India's First Item Girl". homegrown.co.in. Retrieved 6 December 2020.