Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

Celebrating 100 Years of India’s Living Cinematic Heritage The Silent Era & Early Years Of Hindi Cinema 1928 - 1930s 30 Sulochana (Ruby Myers) a. Signed Portrait on post card, dated 14.5.30 (Silent Era) 4.9 x 3.5 in (12.5 x 9.0 cm) b. Sulochana  1933 Imperial Film Company / R. S. Choudhury B/w print on photographic paper (PHO) 7.3 x 9.3 in (18.6 x 23.5 cm) c. Portrait B/w print on photographic paper (PHO), nd 7.8 x 5.5 in (19.8 x 14.0 cm) ` 50,000 – 100,000 US$ 910 – 1,820 Lot of 3 a b Discovered as a typist by director Mohan Bhavnani, Sulochana (Ruby Myers) rose to fame in the silent cinema of the late 20s making her pair with actor D Billimoria a box- office favourite. Films like Typist Girl (1926), Balidaan (1927), Wild Cat of Bombay (1927, where she did 8 roles), Madhuri (1928), Anarkali (1928) and Indira B A (1929) are her most famous silent films. She also did well in the early 30s talkies viz. Madhuri (1932), Indira MA (1934) and Anarkali (1935). Sulochana was at the peak of her popularity when Sulochana (1933) was released, She happens to be in the august group of those actresses who played the title role in a film bearing their name. Madhubala in Madhubala (1950) and Nargis in Nargis (1946) are the other two famous instances.