The Pre-Bollywood Mystery (UPDATE: Alvis TA 14 by Carbodies)

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Judging by the number of motion pictures made, India has a film industry that is larger than that of Hollywood. Nowadays known as Bollywood, its roots go back to 1913 when the first silent movie was made in Bombay. Even in the 1930s some 200 motion pictures were made annually. Harit Trivedi sends us this photo from a set of movie stills with Indian film stars. The lady in the centre is probably one such star from long before the term Bollywood was coined. Does anyone recognize her?
To the point… the car on the right is a 1947 Indian assembled DeSoto, see the accessories like the spot light at the base of the windshield and the judgment stick on the fender (click main pic). But the car on the left is intriguing. There is a peculiar pressing above the wheel. The hubcap has a script on it, but even when blowing up the photo, it can hardly be read. Austin? Alvis? What can it be? Mail us!

Update byRobin Gilbert: "It's an Alvis TA 14 Carbodies drophead coupé. The TA 14 has distinctive nave plates (hub caps to some!) with the triangular Alvis logotype stamped in the centre. It's a Carbodies because of the lack of external landau irons (present on the Tickford version) and the trim strips (one is visible) on the panel between the spare wheel housing and the rear of the hood."

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