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According to K C Pingle

"Daughter of a famous stage and screen actor (Mr. Asgar Hashab Kashmiri) in the silent era. "Sona" acted as a child artist (under the name : Baby Shobha) in a few films like Sujata, Barsat Ki Raat, etc. Acted in a few films as an adult. Her marriage to Smuggler Haji Mastan caused a stir in the industry and press went berserk."

Baby Shobha in Ujala (1959)

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Passed away o June 12, 1957.

In Shehnai (1947).

Tum Sa nahin Dekha (1957).

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Continuing from the book by Usha Iyer (see Musing 894. Reference to Edwina Book. New 74), here the author is quoted about his explanation of why Edu and her Anglo-Indian friends fit into Hindi films of the late 50s and beyond.

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