MAKING A WOMAN FROM A TAWAIF: COURTESANS AS HEROES IN HINDI CINEMA

Gregory D. Booth

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South Asian Cinema and Culture Cinema History and Criticism South Asian Studies and Diaspora

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In the Hindi film, Kismat,2 the film’s heroine (Muni) has been rescued by the film’s hero (Moti) from the clutches of the villains and from their plans to force her into a life as a courtesan. Having been in their control, however,

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