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Ruby Myers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Poona, Maharashtra, British India (now Pune, Maharashtra, India)

Also Known As

Ruby Mayer

Sulochana

Ruby Myers

Biography

Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress and producer of Jewish ancestry, from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India. Being the highest paid movie stars of the 1920s, she was among the early Eurasian female stars of Indian Cinema. In mid-1930s, she opened her own film production house called Rubi Pics. Her most popular films were Typist Girl (1926), Balidaan (1927), and Wildcat of Bombay (1927). She received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1973 for her lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

Filmography

1980FilmDostanaas Nun 1978FilmKhatta Meethaas Mrs. Perin Soli 1975FilmJulieas Ruby Aunty 1974FilmInsaaniyatas Mrs. Bhalu 1974FilmAap Ki Kasamas Girl's Hostel Superintendant 1974FilmMahatma and the Mad Boy 1973FilmDouble Crossas Ajay's Mother (as Sulochana)1971FilmSharmeeleeas Aunt Rosie 1970FilmBombay Talkieas Gopal Ma 1969FilmTalash 1969FilmPyar Ka Sapna 1969FilmBetias Mrs. Anand (as Sulochana)1968FilmMere Hamdam Mere Dost 1967FilmBadrinath Yatraas Satyavati 1966FilmAmrapalias Vaishali's Empress 1965FilmTeen Devianas Mrs. Pinto 1964FilmApril Fool 1962FilmSon of Indiaas Paro 1960FilmKadu Makrani 1960FilmDil Apna Aur Preet Paraias Head Nurse 1959FilmKaagaz Ke Phool 1959FilmAnari 1955FilmAbe Hayatas Maharani (as Sulochana)1953FilmThe Falconas Raj Mata 1953FilmAnarkalias Rani Joda Bai 1952FilmThe Jungleas Aunt Sumira 1949FilmVeer Ghatotkachas Hidamba (as Sulochana)1949FilmShairas Bina's mother 1947FilmJugnu 1942FilmBlind Man's Bluff 1935FilmDo Ghadi Ki Maujas Lakshmi (as Sulochana)1935FilmAnarkali 1934FilmKhwab-e-Hasti 1934FilmMy Manas Princess Chanda (as Sulochana)1934FilmGul Sanobaras Meherangez, Princess of Sistan (as Sulochana)1934FilmIndira M.A.as Indira (as Sulochana)1933FilmSulochana 1933FilmSaubhagya Sundarias Sundari (as Sulochana)1932FilmMadhurias Madhuri (as Sulochana)1929FilmIndira B.A.1928FilmMadhurias Sulochana 1928FilmAnarkalias Anarkali (as Sulochana)1927FilmSacrifice 1926FilmTypist Girl 1926FilmWildcat of Bombayas Wildcat / Usha 1926FilmThe Telephone Girl 1925FilmQueen of Cinemaas Manjari —FilmWild Catas Wild Cat (as Sulochana)