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How Did Popular Indian Films Depict the Tawaif’s Agency?

Feb 23, 2022

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How did films like ‘Pakeezah’ and ‘Umrao Jaan’ depict the tawaif’s changing status in the ’70s and ’80s? Dr. Shweta Sachdeva Jha, historian, explains.

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