The Feckless Nadias



The Adventures of The Feckless Nadias follows the quest of our intrepid, if somewhat incompetent, heroines to become Bollywood Divas and be part of the dance extravaganza Ooh La La, It's Bollywood.. but peril lurks at every turn.

The Real - Fearless Nadia

Fearless Nadia
The Nadias are based (albeit loosely) on a real Bollywood Heroine - the amazing Fearless Nadia!

Nadia, whose real name was Mary Evans, was born in Perth, Australia in 1908 and lived there until she was five years old when her family moved to Bombay. 

During a stay in Peshawar, Mary learned skills such as horse riding, shooting and hunting. Later she studied ballet and toured India with a circus. It was at this point she changed her name to Nadia, on the advice of a fortune teller!

 Newly-named Nadia returned to Bombay and tried out for the movies. Nadia was taken on by Wadia Movietone, the big name in stunt films at the time, and eventually became Fearless Nadia. 




Though little known today, Nadia still enjoys a cult following. Check the video below for more information...

No comments:

Post a Comment