Hollywood actress Merle Oberon was born in poverty in India. To make it in the movies, first in London and then Hollywood, she had to invent a new life story that concealed her race. Her advisors came up with Tasmania as her birth place. Guest: Mayukh Sen, New York-based journalism teacher and film writer. Author of ‘Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s first South Asian star’ (WW Norton) Producer: Ann Arnold
