Hollywood has long been connected with Jews, for better or worse, since the first Jewish-run studios made cinema what it is today. Bollywood? Not at all.
The vast Hindustani-language cinema industry’s over-the-top action sequences and large-scale dance routines are well-known around the world, but most Westerners are probably unaware that many of the industry’s early female stars were Jewish.
Sulochana, the silent-era star; cousins Miss Rose and Pramila (who was also the first post-independence Miss India); and Nadira are among the most well-known names in Indian cinema.
Their experience is now being portrayed in a new documentary called “Shalom Bollywood,” which is currently appearing at Jewish film festivals throughout the world.
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-jews-ran-bollywood/
