Firoza Begum (actress)

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Firoza Begum was a Jewish Indian actress. Firoza starred in several Bollywood and Mollywood films.^[1] She was "hugely" popular in the 1920s and 1930s.^[2] Although there were many Jewish actresses at the time, she stands out along with other notables like Ruby Myers and Esther Victoria Abraham (Pramila).^[3]^[4]^[5]

She is of Bene Israel heritage. Born Susan Solomon, she used the Muslim name Firoza Begum to hide her Jewish ancestry^[6] (see History of the Jews in India). She was one of five famous Jewish Indian actresses featured in the documentary Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Jews and Bollywood by Danny Ben-Moshe released in 2013.^[7]

Filmography[edit]

Bewafa Qatil
Prem Veer
Din Raat
Raigad
Bhagta Bhoot
Circus Girl
Noor-E-Yaman (1935)
Ansuon Ki Duniya (1936)
Bharat Ka Lal (1936)

References[edit]

↑ IndiaGlitz - Jews, the lost tribe of Indian Cinema (SPECIAL) - Bollywood Movie News
↑ Ginsburg, Aimee (17 April 2006). "From Bollywood to the Sands of Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Report.
↑ Dev, Atul (21 September 2013). "The untold story of Jews in Indian cinema". The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi.
↑ Somaaya, Bhawana; Kothari, Jigna; Madangarli, Supriya (2013). Mother Maiden Mistress Women in Hindi Cinema, 1950-2010. New Delhi: Harper Collins. ISBN 9789350294857.
↑ Kirshner (30 August 2013). "Bollywood's Untold Story". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ "Jewish women were Indian cinema's first actresses". thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
↑ "Shalom Bollywood file at Library of Congress Apr 18 shows Jews' key roles". examiner.com. Examiner.com Entertainment. Retrieved 27 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[bmn1-1] IndiaGlitz - Jews, the lost tribe of Indian Cinema (SPECIAL) - Bollywood Movie News

[jr1-2] Ginsburg, Aimee (17 April 2006). "From Bollywood to the Sands of Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Report.

[sg1-3] Dev, Atul (21 September 2013). "The untold story of Jews in Indian cinema". The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi.

[mmm-4] Somaaya, Bhawana; Kothari, Jigna; Madangarli, Supriya (2013). Mother Maiden Mistress Women in Hindi Cinema, 1950-2010. New Delhi: Harper Collins. ISBN 9789350294857.

[sk1-5] Kirshner (30 August 2013). "Bollywood's Untold Story". Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[nm1-6] "Jewish women were Indian cinema's first actresses". thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[ec1-7] "Shalom Bollywood file at Library of Congress Apr 18 shows Jews' key roles". examiner.com. Examiner.com Entertainment. Retrieved 27 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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