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Acted with KL Saigal, had famously long hair!

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The first set of cinemas were in the Fort area, the second set were in the Sandhurst Road.

Dr Bhaumik Him to be in his thesis.

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Edwina, perhaps the most well-known and recognizable background dancer of Hindi cinema, passed away two years ago.

I remember the lessons I learned while preparing her biography. 

She faced heavy odds but still succeeded so well.

1. She was born a girl, and expected to behave in a certain way. She defied that.

2. She was born into a minority community of Anglo-Indians. Being in a minority community is a handicap, she defied that.

3. Even though she was a Christian, she faced discrimination in her new homeland, the UK. She ignored all that, got the required training, and became productive member of society and raised a happy family.

Photo: Being interviewed by the Film Heritage Foundation in 2022. Photo from their Facebook page.

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