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Actress-dancer Azurie, or Madame Azurie (b 1907) as she
was also known, was the first star dancer of Indian cinema who left
audiences spellbound with her moves and was a pioneer in promoting dance
in the newly created Pakistan as well. ('Brilliant, dazzling Azurie, Indian cinema's first dancing star,' Sukhpreet Kahlon, Cinestaan, March 10, 2020) |
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Known for her good looks and dance moves, Azurie would send fans into a
tizzy and movies would sell on her name. Such was her popularity that
when an irate producer cut her dance from a film, distributors refused
to buy the film, saying that if it did not have a dance by Azurie, they
were not interested in it! She was also the first Indian film dancer to
be invited to London's Buckingham Palace for a performance, where George
Bernard Shaw was reportedly in the audience. ('Brilliant, dazzling Azurie, Indian cinema's first dancing star,' Sukhpreet Kahlon, Cinestaan, March 10, 2020) |
