Editor’s note: this is a real article, not a documentary film, and is filed here under Articles.
“India’s Jewish Silent Film Stars and the Power of the Outsider” is a real article title and blog post from the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA), examining how Jewish actresses became pioneers of early Indian silent cinema precisely because they stood outside the social norms that kept Hindu and Muslim women off screen.
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Jewish Women’s Archive: “India’s Jewish Silent Film Stars and the Power of the Outsider”
For the fuller cinematic history, see the documentary Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema (2017).