Kubi Chaza Indi is a

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an development activist and businesswoman. Under her maiden name, Kubi Chaza, she was an actress in the

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, appearing in '' Live and Let Die'' in 1973 as a sales clerk serving

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. After returning to Zimbabwe, she and actor husband

John Indi John Indi (1953 or 1954 – 13 November 2024) was a Zimbabwean actor known for his roles in '' A Far Off Place'' (1993), '' Mandela'', and '' Incident at Victoria Falls'' (1992). Indi and his actor wife Kubi Indi, started a company making beau ...

started a company making beauty products.

Background

Indi is very active in the development community, particularly with respect to issues affecting women, and is secretary-general of the Indigenous Business Women's Organisation in

. The Indis have continued to work in film-making, John as an actor, but Kubi on both sides of the camera. In 1989, she produced ''I Am the Future'', a

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about a young woman (played by

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) who travels to the big city to escape Zimbabwe's independence war in the rural areas. In 1993, she played the eponymous heroine's modern neighbour in '' Neria'',

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's script about widowhood in Zimbabwe. Both films were directed by Godwin Mawuru, and ''Neria'' featured a soundtrack by

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. Indi is a member of the

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Filmmakers of Zimbabwe.

Career

Her role as the sales girl in the Oh Cult Voodoo shop came about when she was in the UK, and she got to play the part. Her character as the sales girl serves James Bond (played by

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), wraps an item for him and then rings the Mister Big when Bond leaves the shop. After Zimbabwe became independent, Indi and her husband John returned to the country. There they started their beauty products company called Kubi Cosmetics. It is now a well-known brand in Southern Africa. It makes products that specifically for African skin and hair.''News Day Zimbabwe'', August 3, 2013
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*'' Toomorrow'' (1970) - Sylvana *'' Live and Let Die'' (1973) - sales clerk (Oh Cult Voodoo Shop, 33 E 65th St, New York City, New York 10065) *''

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'' (1973) - first black girl *''

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'' (1975) - Lucy *'' Neria'' (1993) - Connie (final film role) *'' Shaina'' (2020) - Rooster Gogo

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