- A
tawaif (Urdu: طوائف) was a
highly successful courtesan singer‚ dancer‚ and poet who
catered to the
nobility of the
Indian subcontinent, particularly...
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Tawaif is a 1985
Indian drama movie. It was
produced by R. C.
Kumar and
directed by B. R. Chopra. It
stars Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri,
Poonam Dhillon...
- and
Bollywood films:
tawaif Sahibjaan in Pakeezah,
tawaif Umrao Jaan in the Urdu
novel Umrao Jaan Ada and its adaptations,
tawaif Chandramukhi in Devdas...
- Mosque. Heeramandi,
originally a song and
dance community rooted in the '
tawaif'
culture during the
Mughal period,
first evolved into a
hotspot for prostitution...
- Pati
Patni Aur
Tawaif (transl. Husband, Wife and prostitute) is a 1990
Indian Hindi-language film
directed by
Rajkumar Kohli,
starring Mithun Chakraborty...
-
Dialogue three times, for his work in Main
Tulsi Tere
Aangan Ki (1979),
Tawaif (1985) and
Lamhe (1991). He is best
known for
writing the
screenplay and...
-
roles in the cult-tragedy film Ek
Duuje Ke Liye (1981) and the
drama film
Tawaif (1985)
earned her two
nominations for the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress...
- his
forbidden childhood love; and Chandramukhi, a
reformed courtesan (
tawaif).
Devdas has been
adapted on
screen 20
times for film and 5
times for single...
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story of a
tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th
century Lucknow, as
recounted by her to the author.
According to the novel, a
tawaif and poet Umrao...
- the 1905 Urdu
novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film
tells the
story of a
Lucknow tawaif and poet and her rise to fame. Upon release, the
movie received widespread...
