Ruby Myers

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 boxoffice favourite.

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Bombay Talkie (1970)

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter chases after her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Jennifer Kendal  •  Zia Mohyeddin  •  Aparna Sen

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter chases after her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Jennifer Kendal  •  Zia Mohyeddin  •  Aparna Sen

Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974)

In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds conversations with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, and scavenges for food with his monkey. By afternoon, a little ceremony is held ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismail Merchant
CAST:  Sajid Khan  •  Ruby Myers

In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds conversations with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, and scavenges for food with his monkey. By afternoon, a little ceremony is held ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismail Merchant
CAST:  Sajid Khan  •  Ruby Myers

Anarkali (1953)

Based on a popular historical legend, Prince Salim has a passionate love affair with a beautiful, sassy commoner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nandlal Jaswantlal
CAST:  Pradeep Kumar  •  Bina Rai  •  Kuldip Kaur  •  Ruby Myers

Based on a popular historical legend, Prince Salim has a passionate love affair with a beautiful, sassy commoner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nandlal Jaswantlal
CAST:  Pradeep Kumar  •  Bina Rai  •  Kuldip Kaur  •  Ruby Myers

The Telephone Girl (1926)

Sulochana is a telephone operator, a job she used to do in real life, who becomes the love object of a leading lawyer (Sandow). The problems of inter-community marriage are highlighted, as is the value of patriotism through the character of Peter, the heroine's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Master
CAST:  Ruby Myers  •  Gohar  •  Khalil

Sulochana is a telephone operator, a job she used to do in real life, who becomes the love object of a leading lawyer (Sandow). The problems of inter-community marriage are highlighted, as is the value of patriotism through the character of Peter, the heroine's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Master
CAST:  Ruby Myers  •  Gohar  •  Khalil

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)

The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guru Dutt
CAST:  Waheeda Rehman  •  Guru Dutt  •  Kumari Naaz  •  Johnny Walker

The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guru Dutt
CAST:  Waheeda Rehman  •  Guru Dutt  •  Kumari Naaz  •  Johnny Walker

Son of India (1962)

The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehboob Khan
CAST:  Sajid Khan  •  Kamaljit Singh  •  Kumkum  •  Simi Garewal

The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehboob Khan
CAST:  Sajid Khan  •  Kamaljit Singh  •  Kumkum  •  Simi Garewal

Amrapali (1966)

After a failed conquest, Emperor Ajaatshatru pretends to be a soldier in the enemy's army to weaken them from the inside. However, he falls in love with Amrapali by faking his identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lekh Tandon
CAST:  Vyjayanthimala  •  Sunil Dutt  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Bipin Gupta

After a failed conquest, Emperor Ajaatshatru pretends to be a soldier in the enemy's army to weaken them from the inside. However, he falls in love with Amrapali by faking his identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lekh Tandon
CAST:  Vyjayanthimala  •  Sunil Dutt  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Bipin Gupta

Teen Devian (1965)

Devdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt has a talent for writing poems, and he gets Devdutt to write and even gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amarjeet
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Nanda  •  Kalpana Mohan  •  Simi Garewal

Devdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt has a talent for writing poems, and he gets Devdutt to write and even gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amarjeet
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Nanda  •  Kalpana Mohan  •  Simi Garewal

Insaaniyat (1974)

Raghuvir is a career criminal, and one day he is arrested by the Police, tried in Court, and sentenced to a long prison term. Shortly thereafter, he breaks out of prison, goes to the Judge who sentenced him, kills him, his wife, three sons, and two daughters. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prayag Raj
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sujit Kumar  •  Madhu  •  Jagdeep

Raghuvir is a career criminal, and one day he is arrested by the Police, tried in Court, and sentenced to a long prison term. Shortly thereafter, he breaks out of prison, goes to the Judge who sentenced him, kills him, his wife, three sons, and two daughters. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prayag Raj
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sujit Kumar  •  Madhu  •  Jagdeep

Double Cross (1973)

Ajay Arya, spurned in love by Sonia, takes to a life of crime and has an affair with a young woman under her tutelage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gogi Anand
CAST:  Vijay Anand  •  Asha Sachdev  •  Rekha  •  Ranjeeta Thakur

Ajay Arya, spurned in love by Sonia, takes to a life of crime and has an affair with a young woman under her tutelage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gogi Anand
CAST:  Vijay Anand  •  Asha Sachdev  •  Rekha  •  Ranjeeta Thakur

The Jungle (1952)

An Indian princess (Marie Windsor), her adviser (Cesar Romero) and a white hunter (Rod Cameron) fight woolly mammoths. Filmed in sepia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Cesar Romero  •  Marie Windsor  •  Ruby Myers

An Indian princess (Marie Windsor), her adviser (Cesar Romero) and a white hunter (Rod Cameron) fight woolly mammoths. Filmed in sepia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Cesar Romero  •  Marie Windsor  •  Ruby Myers

Talash (1969)

A business man must choose between keeping his promise to marry a poor village belle, or making it big by wedding his boss's daughter: a wealthy Westernized girl who bares a striking resemblance to his first love.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rajendra Kumar  •  Helen  •  Madan Puri  •  Balraj Sahni

A business man must choose between keeping his promise to marry a poor village belle, or making it big by wedding his boss's daughter: a wealthy Westernized girl who bares a striking resemblance to his first love.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rajendra Kumar  •  Helen  •  Madan Puri  •  Balraj Sahni

Julie (1975)

Julie is an anglo-Indian girl with a loving, but alcoholic father and a domineering mother, a younger brother and sister. She falls in love with her best friend's brother Shashi Bhattacharya, a Hindu boy, and she has a passionate encounter with him, which leaves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. S. Sethumadhavan
CAST:  Lakshmi  •  Vikram Makandar  •  Nadira  •  Utpal Dutt

Julie is an anglo-Indian girl with a loving, but alcoholic father and a domineering mother, a younger brother and sister. She falls in love with her best friend's brother Shashi Bhattacharya, a Hindu boy, and she has a passionate encounter with him, which leaves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. S. Sethumadhavan
CAST:  Lakshmi  •  Vikram Makandar  •  Nadira  •  Utpal Dutt

Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968)

Sunil lives with his mom and sister in a middle-class dwelling in Delhi, India. He works for Chopra & Co., Chartered Accountants. He comes across a beautiful woman posing for a painting and instantly falls in love. The only problem, Sunil hates rich girls and this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amar Kumar
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Rehman  •  Mumtaz Askari

Sunil lives with his mom and sister in a middle-class dwelling in Delhi, India. He works for Chopra & Co., Chartered Accountants. He comes across a beautiful woman posing for a painting and instantly falls in love. The only problem, Sunil hates rich girls and this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amar Kumar
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Rehman  •  Mumtaz Askari

Dostana (1980)

Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement, one as a police officer, the other as a lawyer, but their friendship begins to unravel when they both fall in love with the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Khosla
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Shatrughan Sinha  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Prem Chopra

Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement, one as a police officer, the other as a lawyer, but their friendship begins to unravel when they both fall in love with the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Khosla
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Shatrughan Sinha  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Prem Chopra

Sulochana (1933)

An elixir brings a dead woman back to life  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.S. Choudhury
CAST:  Eddie Billimoria  •  Chanda  •  Ruby Myers

An elixir brings a dead woman back to life  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.S. Choudhury
CAST:  Eddie Billimoria  •  Chanda  •  Ruby Myers

Shair (1949)

A poet who has spent life in the village with his childhood sweetheart goes to Bombay to meet a fan of his who is also a popular radio singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chawla
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Suraiya  •  Kamini Kaushal  •  Agha

A poet who has spent life in the village with his childhood sweetheart goes to Bombay to meet a fan of his who is also a popular radio singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chawla
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Suraiya  •  Kamini Kaushal  •  Agha

The Falcon (1953)

The Crown Prince of Malabar dallies with Rosita whilst his people suffer at the hands of cruel Portuguese colonists. Whilst voyaging on a Portuguese ship, the Prince is captured by patriots who are rebelling against the foreign invaders. They are led by a girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guru Dutt
CAST:  Geeta Bali  •  Guru Dutt  •  K.N. Singh  •  Johnny Walker

The Crown Prince of Malabar dallies with Rosita whilst his people suffer at the hands of cruel Portuguese colonists. Whilst voyaging on a Portuguese ship, the Prince is captured by patriots who are rebelling against the foreign invaders. They are led by a girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guru Dutt
CAST:  Geeta Bali  •  Guru Dutt  •  K.N. Singh  •  Johnny Walker

Anari (1959)

Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. He works as a sole trader and being a painter trade, he is unable to earn a living and unable to pay rent to his kind-hearted but talkative landlady Mrs. D'sa. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Raj Kapoor  •  Nutan  •  Lalita Pawar  •  Shubha Khote

Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. He works as a sole trader and being a painter trade, he is unable to earn a living and unable to pay rent to his kind-hearted but talkative landlady Mrs. D'sa. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Raj Kapoor  •  Nutan  •  Lalita Pawar  •  Shubha Khote

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)

A rich girl marries a doctor. Differences crop up between the two and starts to snowball wherein she returns to her father's house. Months later she returns only to find he is in love with a nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kishore Sahu
CAST:  Raaj Kumar  •  Meena Kumari  •  Nadira  •  Ruby Myers

A rich girl marries a doctor. Differences crop up between the two and starts to snowball wherein she returns to her father's house. Months later she returns only to find he is in love with a nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kishore Sahu
CAST:  Raaj Kumar  •  Meena Kumari  •  Nadira  •  Ruby Myers
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