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LEGENDS BORN
IN INDIA
BUT NOTED
WORLDWIDE
TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WHO WERE BORN IN INDIA AND WENT ON TO
CONQUER THE WORLD WITH THEIR PROFESSION.
SABU DASTAGIR
A son of an Indian mahout was
discovered by documentary
film-maker Robert Flaherty
who casted him in British film
‘Elephant Boy’. He was best
known for his role as ‘Abu’ in
‘The Thief of Bagdad’. He had
acted in various Hollywood
movies which increased his
popularity. Later on, he joined
the United States Army Air
Forces and was awarded for his
distinguished valor.
(Born in Mysore)
VIVIEN LEIGH
This ravishing lady stunned the
world with her performance as
Scarlett O’Hara in ‘Gone with
the Wind’ (1939). She even
won ‘Best Actress’ for two
films in Academy Awards. The
charming lady was born with
silver spoon. She had spent few
years in Bangalore before she
was sent to a convent school in
England from where her acting
career started.
(Born in Darjeeling)
JULIE CHRISTIE
The Oscar winner who grew
up at a tea estate in Chabua,
Assam is known for her role
in ‘Billy Liar’ (1963). Critical
recognisation in Golden Globe,
BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild
Awards was feather in her cap.
(Born in Assam)
MERLE OBERON
Once nominated as Best
Actress for Oscar awards
tried her level best to hide the
truth of her birth. It was the
year before she died when she
confirmed her true origin. ‘The
Scarlet Pimpernel’(1934) and
‘Wuthering Heights’ (1939) are
some of her best movies.
(Born in Mumbai)
PERSIS KHAMBATTA
An Indian model who is
popularly known for role as
Lieutenant Ilia in ‘Star Trek’
(1979). Born and brought up in
Mumbai rose to fame when her
pictures were used to campaign
a popular soap brand. Gradually
shewentontobecomeafamous
model. She had turned down a
role in ‘Bond’ film to keep her
mother’s promise.
(Born in Mumbai)
ENCELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Best known for his songs
“Release Me” and “The Last
Waltz” had spent first decade
of his life in Chennai. The family
moved to England when he ten.
Atearlystagehestartedplaying
saxophone in nightclubs until
he started singing at the age
of seventeen. He gained a rare
feat of scoring two million sales
of his music copies in a year.
(Born in Madras)
RUDYARD KIPLING
The Nobel Prize winner famous
for his works: ‘The Jungle Book’
and ‘Gunga Din’ was born on
December 30, 1865 in Mumbai.
At early age he was fascinated
by the country and its culture
and wanted to discover more
about it, but at the age of 6 he
was sent to England for further
education.
(Born in Mumbai)
DOUGLAS JARDINE
Douglas Robert Jardine, a right
handed batsman is best known
for his captaincy during 1932-
33 Ashes tour of Australia. He
grew up and studied in Mumbai
till the age of 9 after he was
sent to a school in England. His
defensive method of batting
had gained him negative
criticism. Despite this Jardine
was selected in Test matches
for the first time in 1928 and
rest was history.
(Born in Mumbai)
CLIFF RICHARD
Sir Cliff born in Lucknow in
1940 had spent the first three
years of his life in Dehradun.
A singer, musician, performer,
actor and philanthropist has
total sales of over 21 million
singles in United Kingdom
behind the ‘Beatles’ and ‘Elvis
Presley’. His singing talent was
discovered when he sang in a
choir at St. Thomas School in
Howrah.
(Born in Lucknow)
India
LEGENDS