Mary Ann Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman, who worked in Indian cinema. She is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in Hunterwali, released in 1935,[1][2][3] which was one of the earliest female-led Indian films.[4][5]
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Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name FearlessNadia, was an Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman, who worked in Indian...
established in 1954. Homi Wadia was married to actress and stunt woman FearlessNadia. Homi was the younger brother of JBH Wadia, who was himself a movie...
film by the Wadia Movietone company of Bombay (now Mumbai), featuring FearlessNadia as the heroine. A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked...
drama film directed by Batuk Bhatt and Babubhai Mistri, and starring FearlessNadia, Yakub, Agha, Dalpat, Srinivas and Rajni. Batuk Bhatt started his career...
double-role or "twins" phenomenon in Indian cinema, wherein lead actress FearlessNadia alternated between the good sister and the gangster's moll. The formula...
Hunterwali. Both films starred FearlessNadia as the heroine and were produced by the Wadia brothers JBH and Homi (Nadia's husband) of Wadia Movietone.It...
inherited the production company Wadia Movietone which is known for the FearlessNadia movies which are one of their kind in the superwoman and stunt genre...
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honouring their family legacy. They company made Hunterwali (1935) starring FearlessNadia, Boman Shroff and John Cawas, which became a surprise hit and its first...
Educational Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2014. "Surat's Wadias created FearlessNadia". The Times of India. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014. The...
An earlier film with a similar theme was Muqabala (1942), starring FearlessNadia. The film became a major hit, both in India and abroad in the Soviet...
Bollywood film directed by Nanabhai Bhatt and Babubhai Mistri, starring FearlessNadia as the lead. "-". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 2 March...
the 1930s, FearlessNadia was still playing lead action roles in the 1950s and continued to act till 1968. The film starred FearlessNadia, John Cawas...
directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Wadia Movietone. The film starred FearlessNadia, billed as the "Indian Pearl White" in the film. Her co-stars were Sardar...
director of films played a supporting role in this film. The film starred FearlessNadia, John Cawas, Sona Chatterji, Dalpat, Boman Shroff, Ram Singh and Raja...
by Wadia Movietone owned by JBH and Homi Wadia brothers along with FearlessNadia. Here he discovered his penchant for handling camera and trick photography...
Vil Pyar Vyar, would be followed by a third tribute film for actress FearlessNadia. The film was shot in late 2001 across Mumbai, with R. Madhavan working...
starred as Julia, a 1940s heroine and stunt-woman modelled on the actress FearlessNadia in Vishal Bhardwaj's romance Rangoon (2017). She played the part as...
Hindi film Hunterwali (1935), which became a career-defining movie for FearlessNadia and Wadia Movietone. Cawas himself was famous for his performance of...
became a fan of Motilal, Prithviraj Kapoor, Noor Mohammed Charlie, FearlessNadia, Kanan Bala and Durga Khote.: 31 In 1941 at Mussoorie, Jaffrey attended...
music was composed by Master Mohammed and Baldev Naik. The film starred FearlessNadia, Boman Shroff, Sardar Mansoor, Sayani Atish and Sarita Devi. Minister...
to prominence. 1935 Wadia Movietone production, Hunterwali starring FearlessNadia was a big hit and career defining movie for everyone involved including...
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