Born as Rachel Cohen, Ramola Devi is best known for starring in the 1941 smash-hit ‘Khazanchi’, a landmark film that greatly influenced the use of song sequences afterwards, besides popularizing the use of Punjabi folk music rhythms in film soundtracks. Her role of the naïve, airheaded heiress in more trouble than she can fathom was hugely popular. Her screen debut had been in a pivotal role in Kidar Sharma’s own directorial debut ‘Aulad’/ ‘Dil hi toh hai’ (1939).
====================== Thursday, November 19, 2020. 06:58.PM. Jews of Indian Cinema : Ramola Devi- Actress. ------------------------------------------- Introduction : Born as Rachel Cohen, Ramola Devi is best known for starring in the 1941 smash-hit ‘Khazanchi’, a landmark film that greatly influenced the use of song sequences afterwards, besides popularizing the use of Punjabi folk music rhythms in film soundtracks. Her role of the naïve, airheaded heiress in more trouble than she can fathom was hugely popular. Her screen debut had been in a pivotal role in Kidar Sharma’s own directorial debut ‘Aulad’/ ‘Dil hi toh hai’ (1939). Being originally from Calcutta, she acted in a few Bengali films too including Kali Prasad Ghosh’s famous ‘Jajsaheber Natni’ (1943). She also featured in the very popular Hindi film ‘Hum bhi insaan hain (1948) opposite a relatively new Dev Anand. Other films that featured her include ‘Qaidi’ (1940), ‘Sawan Aaya Re’ (1949), ‘Rimjhim (1949) and ‘Khamoshi’ (1951).
