'''Gohar Kayoum Mamajiwala''' (1910-85) Mainly silent Hindi actress often billed as the Glorious Gohar. Born in Lahore. Daughter of actress; started on the stage as a child. Major star at [[Kohinoor]]. Left with [[Chandulal Shah]] to form Jagdish Film and then [[Ranjit]]. Her first hit was [[Homi Master]]’s [[Lanka Ni Laadi]]. Acted in several Master films in roles especially scripted for her by [[Mohanlal Dave]] with strong roots in popular Gujarati serial novels. Shah later used her screen persona for his famous satires on Gujarat’s urban business communities in Gohar’s best-known silents, Typist Girl/Why I Became a Christian and [[Gunsundari/Why Husbands Go Astray]]. Some later films, esp. those alongside [[Raja Sandow]], developed mythological associations, e.g. Betaab’s scripts ([[Sati Savitri]], Vishwamohini). Other films, in which she plays the upper-class socialite opposite the suave heroics of the brothers [[Bilimoria]] (Toofani Taruni, [[Barrister’s Wife]]) were important items in Ranjit’s popular film-novelettes. ''' FILMOGRAPHY''': 1925: Baap Kamai; Ghar Jamai; Lanka Ni Laadi; 1926: Briefless Barrister; Lakho Vanjaro; Mumtaz Mahal; Prithvi Putra; Ra Kawat; Samrat Shiladitya; Sati Jasma; Shirin Farhad; Telephone Ni Taruni; Delhi No Thug; Typist Girl; Mena Kumari; 1927: Bhaneli Bhamini; Gunsundari; Sati Madri; Sindh Ni Sumari; 1928: Grihalakshmi; Vishwamohini; 1929: Bhikharan; Chandramukhi; Pati Patni; Rajputani; 1930: Pahadi Kanya; Raj Lakshmi; Diwani Dilbar (all St); 1931: Devi Devayani; 1932: Radha Rani; Sati Savitri; Sheilbala; 1933: Miss 1933; Vishwamohini; 1934: Tara Sundari; Toofani Taruni; Gunsundari; 1935: Barrister’s Wife; Desh Dasi; Keemti Aansoo; 1936: Prabhu Ka Pyara; Sipahi Ki Sajni/Sipahini Sajni; 1937: Pardesi Pankhi; 1940: Achhut. [[Actor]]