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May I add some more info about Ram Pyari,available with me ?
Rampyari hailed from a Telugu family of highly skilled and professional dancers of Golkonda,Hyderabad.
She was born in NAGULCHINTA area of old Hyderabad City in 1908,the year which witnessed the great floods of Hydeabad city.
She was taught Urdu and English.Her mothertongue was Telugu and she spoke fluent Marathi and Kannada(Hyderabad state was a Tri-lingual state of Telugu,Marathi and Kannada,Urdu being the Govt.Language).
In 1918,she was taken by her aunt to Madras to learn Bharat Natyam and within 4 years of rigorous training she became the best dancer of Madras city.
A producer of Kohinoor films,Bombay saw her and took her to Bombay,in 1926.
Her first film was GUNSUNDARI-1927,with Raja Sandow and Miss Gauhar.Next film was VILE WOMAN-1928.Later she became a well known Heroine.She acted in 22 silent films.
When Talkie came,Rampyari had no problem,as she was fluent in Urdu and English.In 1931,she acted in Paak Daaman,Laila Majnu and Ghar ki Laxmi.
She worked in Debaki Bose’s Sunehra Sansar-1936 and Vidyapati-1937 in Calcutta.
she toured entire South India and Ceylon for dances and won many accolades.Her role models were Ruby Myers(Sulochana) and Miss Gauhar of Ranjit.
She settled in Bombay with her Hyderabad family.She used to correspond in urdu and English with her fans.
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