Edwina: An Unsung Bollywood Dancer of the Golden Era - Softcover

Singh, Prof Surjit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1507591217 ISBN 13: 9781507591215

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

If you are a fan of the Bollywood movies of the Golden Age, and who isn't, you must have wondered about all those dancers. I don't mean the famous ones such as Helen, Bela Bose, Minu Mumtaz, Laxmi Chhaya and Madhumati. I am talking about the other male and females mostly in the background, who almost never got close-ups, but were seen in almost every group dance. You may have heard some of their names because, once in a while, they get a famous song or two to show their talents, for example, Herman Benjamin ('jaan pehchaan ho' from the film Gumnam). Or, because some of them become famous Choreographers, for example, Vijay-Oscar or Saroj Khan. Do you know the long haired lady with a beautiful smile that shows up as the zulfonwaalee in the beginning of the song 'o haseenaa zulfonwaalee' from Teesri Manzil? She is later seen lying down on the crescent moon with her hair flowing and a tiny Helen far away. She is Edwina Violette, known as Edu on facebook, originally from Sankli Street, Byculla, now settled in London, UK. This is the story of her amazing life, her adventures in Bollywood and her struggles to find happiness in a foreign land.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Surjit Singh is a retired Theoretical Physicist. He has been watching movies since 1952, has been collecting Hindi songs, movies and magazines since 1969, and has been writing about these things since 1996. He has maintained a website since 1999, URL http://hindi-movies-songs.com/joomla/

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1507591217
• ISBN 13: 9781507591215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 106