Firoza Begum (actress)

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Firoza Begum
Born
Susan Solomon
Nationality Indian
Other namesFiroza Begum
Occupation Actress
Years active1920s–1930s
Known forEarly Jewish actresses in Indian cinema
Notable workShalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Jews and Bollywood

Firoza Begum was a Jewish Indian actress. Firoza starred in several Bollywood and Mollywood films. [1] She was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. [2] Although there were other Jewish actresses at the time, she stands out along with other notables like Ruby Myers and Esther Victoria Abraham (Pramila). [3] [4] [5]

Born Susan Solomon, she is of Bene Israel heritage. She used the Muslim name Firoza Begum to hide her Jewish ancestry [6] (see History of the Jews in India). She was one of five famous Jewish Indian actresses featured in the documentary Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Jews and Bollywood by Danny Ben-Moshe released in 2017. [7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ IndiaGlitz - Jews, the lost tribe of Indian Cinema (SPECIAL) - Bollywood Movie News
  2. ↑ Ginsburg, Aimee (17 April 2006). "From Bollywood to the Sands of Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Report.
  3. ↑ Dev, Atul (21 September 2013). "The untold story of Jews in Indian cinema". The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi.
  4. ↑ Somaaya, Bhawana; Kothari, Jigna; Madangarli, Supriya (2013). Mother Maiden Mistress Women in Hindi Cinema, 1950-2010. New Delhi: Harper Collins. ISBN   9789350294857.
  5. ↑ Kirshner (30 August 2013). "Bollywood's Untold Story" . Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jewish women were Indian cinema's first actresses". thenewsminute.com. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shalom Bollywood file at Library of Congress Apr 18 shows Jews' key roles". examiner.com. Examiner.com Entertainment. Retrieved 27 June 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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