Edwina: An Unsung Bollywood Dancer of the Golden Era

PREFACE   1
HINDI MOVIE AND ITS ORIGINS   7
Theater before the Modern Era   7
Modern Era   9
Outline of Hindi Cinema   10
DANCE IN HINDI FILMS   15
Shehzadi   15
Azurie (Anna or Annette Marie Gueizielor)   16
Cuckoo Moray, or Cuckoo   16
Helen   17
Dancer Actresses   17
Male Dancers   17
Same Sex Dances   18
Other Types of Dances   18
Backup Dancers   18
ANGLO-INDIANS IN HINDI CINEMA   21
Brief Note on Anglo-Indians   21
Anglo-Indians in Theater and Cinema   22
EDWINA'S LIFE STORY   23
Early Life   23
Movies and Marriage   28
Life in the UK   34
Some memorable photos   37
HEROES, HEROINES AND SUCH   41
Actors   42
Mehmood   43
Actresses   47
Choreographers   50
Robert Master (Surya Kumar)   50
P L Raj   51
Herman   52
HER FELLOW GROUP DANCERS   55
Terence   55
Philomena   57
Teresa and Oscar   58
Jennifer   60
Marie and Shinde   61
Pamela (Bonnici)   62
Saroj Khan   63
Herman (as a dancer)   63
Vijay (Borade)   64
Abe Cohn   65
Tony Pereira   66
Ahmed   67
Bhagwan   67
Robert D'Souza   68
Other Group Dancers   68
HER ADVENTURES IN THE FILM LINE   69
Becoming a Dancer   69
Clothes, Hair, and Makeup   70
Edu's Hairstyles   72
Filming A Dance   74
Hip Shaking and Eye Rolling   75
Some Dance Memories   76
The Downside   76
CONCLUDING REMARKS   79
FILMOGRAPHY   81
List of Films   81
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REMARKS   89
ALPHABETICAL INDEX   91
ABOUT THE AUTHOR   95