Sulochana | |
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 Sulochana in the 1920s | |
| Born | Ruby Myers 1907 |
| Died | 10 October 1983 (aged 75–76) [1] Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1920s–1980s |
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.
In her heyday she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time, when she was paired with Dinshaw Bilimoria in Imperial Studios films. In the mid-1930 she opened Rubi Pics, a film production house.[2]
Myers was awarded the 1973 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema for lifetime achievement.[3] She adopted a girl and named her Sarah Myers who after marriage was called Vijaylaxmi Shreshtha. Myers died in Mumbai in 1983.[4]
- ^ Ruby Myers, Sulochana - Biography British Film Institute.
- ^ Silent Screen Stars' India Heritage:Performing Arts:Cinema In India:Personalities:Silent Screen Stars.
- ^ "Dada Saheb Phalke Award Overview". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Chowdhury, Anindita (13 February 2020). "Ruby Myers: The Jewish-Indian Mega Film Star We Don't Remember | #IndianWomenInHistory". Feminism in India. Retrieved 31 October 2022.