Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress and Filmamker.
She was one of the highest paid actress of her time, She was paired with Dinshaw Bilimoria in Imperial Studios films.
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Among her early popular films were Typist Girl (1926), Balidaan (1927) and Wildcat of Bombay (1927). Madhuri (1928), Anarkali (1928) and Indira B.A. (1929) saw her at her peak of fame in the silent film era.
She learn Hindi after emergence of talkies, and made talkie version of her earlier movies like Madhuri (1932), Indira (now an) M.A. (1934) and Anarkali (1935). Wild Cat of Bombay, in which she played eight different characters, was remade as Bambai Ki Billi (1936). Later she does character roles in a number of filmes till early 80. Some of the notable films of that period were Anarkali (1953), Amrpali(1966), Sharmeeli(1971), Julie(1975) & khatta Meetha(1978).
Myers was awarded the 1973 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India’s highest award in cinema for lifetime achievement. She died in 1983 in her flat in Mumbai
