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Rescuing the Jewish heritage of Hindi cinema

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Published: 10 June 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Shalom, Bollywood: resurrecting the Jewish heritage of Hindi cinema – Roshni Nair – Hindustan Times 28.05.17
Australian professor Danny Ben-Moshe is working on a documentary on the forgotten Indian Jews who left their mark on the world’s largest film industry.

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