SILENT FILMS ACTRESS / EARLY BOLLYWOOD IN INDIA SILENT FILMS ACTRESS IN INDIA
SILENT FILMS ACTRESS / EARLY BOLLYWOOD IN INDIA Innovative roles of women in Indian films, especially mainstream cinema, are very few. However, some creative directors, working within the mainstream format, have given us some wonderful characters. Several Women Centric Films were made in the early days of Indian cinema. Strong female roles have also been witnessed in parallel cinema. Thus, several filmmakers right from the inception of Indian films, till date, have earnestly tried to portray women in a dignified, realistic, and an intriguing way and have succeeded considerably. Of the recent genre, many filmmakers have given us the best of such women centric films. Bollywood ActressesSulochana (1907-83) Sulochana, a former telephone operator, went on to become the highest paid actress of her day. Her finest period was with Imperial Studios where her on-screen pairing with Dinshaw Billimoria was especially popular. They were among the few stars to successfully t...
