In the early days of Bollywood, women were not ready to work in films. In 1913, when Dadasaheb Phalke was making his first film, Raja Harishchandra. At that time no woman agreed to work in the film and she had to get a man named Anna Salunke to play the female character.
Indian filmmakers had to bring in actresses from abroad at that time, when Jewish society was the most modern in its structure and their women had no problem coming here to work in films. During this time, Indian cinema got actors like Ruby Myers aka Sulochana, who used to charge 50 times more than Hero for acting in films.
Who is Ruby Meyers aka SulochanaRuby Meyers was a Jew living in India. She could not even speak Hindi properly; But still Ruby Meyers, popularly known as Sulochana, was the most expensive actress of her time. Sulochana was a typist and telephone operator. He had no answer in the beauty and typing speed of Ruby Meyers Bala. When she started working as a telephone operator, she was also the center of attraction there. Sulochana was a famous actress of silent films made between May 3, 1913 and March 14, 1931.
Sulochana with such a made ruby: Ruby Meyers aka Sulochana caught the eye of film director Mohan Bhavnani. The director asked, ‘Will you work in cinema?’ Ruby refused without thinking for a moment but when director Mohan Bhavnani did not give up, Ruby said yes to the film. Ruby made her acting debut in ‘Veerwala’ in 1925. In the film she got credit as ‘Miss Ruby’ but on the advice of the director she changed her name to ‘Sulochana’.
Used to take more fees than the hero in the filmSulochana was the only actress who charged more than Hero. While big actors used to charge Rs 100, Sulochana used to charge Rs 5000 per film. Several silent films were made between 1910 and 1930. Anyone who used to see Sulochana on the big screen would just keep watching. Sulochana was crazy from the audience to the filmmakers.
Acted in more than 100 filmsSulochana, who entered the film world since 1925, acted in more than 100 films in 65 years. In 1973, Sulochana was awarded the most respected ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award’ in the film world for her contribution to Indian cinema. After seeing many ups and downs in life, Sulochana said goodbye to the world on 10 October 1983.