- A
tawaif was a
highly successful courtesan singer‚ dancer‚ and poet who
catered to the
nobility of the
Indian subcontinent,
particularly during the Mughal...
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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...
- Mosque. Heeramandi,
originally a song and
dance community rooted in the '
tawaif'
culture during the
Mughal period,
first evolved into a
hotspot for prostitution...
- and
Bollywood films:
tawaif Sahibjaan in Pakeezah,
tawaif Umrao Jaan in the Urdu
novel Umrao Jaan Ada and its adaptations,
tawaif Chandramukhi in Devdas...
- Pati
Patni Aur
Tawaif (transl. Husband, Wife and prostitute) is a 1990
Indian Hindi-language film
directed by
Rajkumar Kohli,
starring Mithun Chakraborty...
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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...
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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...
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Mubarak Begum (Mahruttun
Mubarak ul-Nissa Begum), was an
Indian tawaif (courtesan) and
thirteenth wife of
David Ochterlony, the
first British Resident...
- 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,
Umrao Jaan
received widespread...
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Chanda Ji on a train. Eventually, the
train reaches Multan.
Romana is the
tawaif (courtesan)
entangled with Sikandar. The
train stops, and
Farhad goes to...
