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During the silent era, most of India’s film stars were Jewish

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Published: 6 February 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Jewish women were Indian cinema's first actresses – The News Minute 30.01.16
The Indian Cinema owes a deep debt of gratitude to the Baghdadi Jewish community, for its women among all the communities in India were the first to act in films, at a great risk to their reputation, at a time when the participation of women in performing arts was a taboo.
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