Kamala Devi seems to have been the first Indian Actress to work steadily in Hollywood. Persis Khambatta had a brief Star Trek and shaven head vogue. Aishwarya Rai worked in awful productions – The Last Legion and Pink Panther 2 as sufficient exhibits. Frieda Pinto is the only real genuine break out.  Sabu was a star for a while, Kabir Bedi tried, and Om Puri and Irfan Khan get character work. Kamala Devi however was a leading lady in many movies and some TV; her Wiki page  has details  – but who is she? And where is she now? Born Mumbai 1934, twice divorced; played an American Indian in Geronimo {1962} in what should be a more celebrated irony.

But we know really nothing. Like the many leading ladies of Spaghetti westerns, she is there, she is pretty and exotic and now we have no idea. But how does a girl called Kamala Devi born in Mumbai in the 1930s end up being a minor Hollywood star in the 1960s?

The world is strange – a wonderful thing.

Rohit Arya is a writer, a corporate trainer, a mythologist and a vibrant speaker. He has been an arts and cultural critic and social commentator for two decades. Rohit is the author of 4 books and been published in 5 European languages. He is an Author, Yogi, Polymath. Rohit is also a Lineage Master in the Eight Spiritual Breaths system of Yoga