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A Anti-Sikh riots, 242, 243, 249 Aarti, 54 Apsaras, 13, 95–97, 100, 105 Achhut Kanya, 30, 31, 37 Aranyer Din Ratri, 143 Actress, 9, 18, 45n1, 54, 67, 88, 109, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 170, 187, 213, 269, 342, 347–362, 255, 255n24 365–367, 369, 372, 373 Astitva, 69 Adalat, 115, 203 Atankvadi, 241–256 Akhir Kyon, 69 Azmi, Shabana, 54, 68 Akhtar, Farhan, 307, 317n13 Alvi, Abrar, 60 Ambedkar, B.R., 31, 279n2 B Ameeta, 135 Babri Masjid, 156, 160 Amrapali, 93–109, 125 Bachchan, Amitabh, 67, 203, 204, Amu, 243–249 210, 218 Anaarkali of Aarah, 365, 367, 370, 373 Bagbaan, 69 Anand, Dev, 7n25, 8n27, 64 Bahl, Mohnish, 300 Anarkali, 116, 368–369 Bandini, 18, 126, 187–199 Andarmahal, 49, 53 Bandit Queen, 223–237 Andaz, 277–293 Bar dancer, 151 Angry Young Man, 67, 203–205, 208, Barjatya, Sooraj, 297, 300, 373 218, 219 Basu Bhattacharya, 348, 355 Ankush, 69 Basu, Bipasha, 88

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Bedi, Bobby, 232–235 237, 261, 266–268, 278, 279, Benaras, 333, 334 283, 283n8, 285, 291, 318, 332, Benegal, Shyam, 7n23, 11, 11n35, 13, 334, 335, 338, 343, 350, 351, 13n47, 68, 172n9, 348, 351, 366 355, 356, 359, 361, 372n3 Beshya/baiji, 48, 49, 55, 56 Central Board of Film Certification Bhaduri, Jaya, 209, 218 (CBFC), 224, 246, 335, Bhagwad Gita, 301 335n1, 336 Bhakti, 95, 98, 99, 101, 191n11, 195, Chak De! India, 70 195n18, 196 Chameli, 179–181 Bhakti movement, 320 Chastity, 82, 86, 97, 105, 216, 324, 358 Bhandarkar, Madhur, 11n35, 15, 348 Chhote Nawab, 132–135, 138, 139, Bhansali, Sanjay Leela, 94, 366, 372, 141, 143 372n2, 372n3 Chhoti Bahu, 45–47, 49–51, 53–58, Bhardwaj, Rekha, 80 57n25, 61 Bhardwaj, Vishal, 13, 74, 74n1, Chitralekha, 50n13, 93–109, 125 85n33, 241n1 Chopra, Prem, 139 Bhatiyali, 198, 198n29 Chowdhury, Aniruddha Roy, 340 Bhindranwale, Jarnail Singh, 244 Christie, Agatha (And Then There Were Bhonsle, Asha, 3n11, 104n36, 143 None), 141 Bhopal, 332, 333, 336–338, 343 Chupke Chupke, 68 Bhumika, 68, 348, 351, 352, 361 Classical past, 93–109 Bhushan, Bharat, 64 Club dancer, 135, 140 Bindu, 65, 70, 144, 304 Cocktail, 313–328 Bose, Modhu, 94, 98, 102 Colonization, 12, 84 Bose, Sadhona, 98, 99, 101, Company, 17, 151, 156–159 101n27, 102 Consumer/Consumerism, 6, 18, 284, Brahman, 84–86 292, 297–311, 316, 322, 324, Brahmanical-patriarchy (hypen), 46, 337, 342 59, 75, 78, 79, 86, 88, 94, 97, Courtesan, 18, 28, 42, 48, 50, 96, 97, 286, 350, 372n2 104, 105, 108, 109, 113–128, Brahmo Samaj, 59, 59n26 141, 167, 168n2, 169, 352 Buddy film, 332, 342 Burkha, 331–343 D Dalit, 11, 74, 84–86, 228–231, C 228n13, 234, 237, 359 Calcutta, 46–48, 48n8, 157, 190n9 Dancing girl, 18, 49, 131–145, 333, Camd, 30 339, 350 Caste, 6, 31, 33, 34, 36, 48, 49, 49n9, Decolonisation, 12, 279 52, 52n17, 53, 57, 59, 69, 74, De-criminalization of sex work, 181 75, 77, 84–86, 85n33, 94, 95, Deewar, 67, 155, 155n26, 203, 97, 98, 100, 105, 109n46, 124, 209–212, 216 170, 190n9, 208, 226–231, 234, Delhi High Court, 224, 225, 235 INDEX 377

Deol, Abhay, 307 Filmfare Award, 45n1, 54, 187, Devadasi, 98, 352 187n1, 241n1 Dev D, 69, 179, 180n39, 181 Fire, 28, 69 Devgn, Ajay, 75 Foucault, Michel, 189n7, 190, 194n16 Devi, Phoolan, 223–237, 233n21 Dil Chahta Hai, 317, 318 Dil Dhadakne Do, 10n33 G Dillagi, 37, 39 Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand, 31 Dil Se, 16, 16n57, 243, 255, Gangajal, 69 255n25, 256 Gangster, 151, 156–159 Dixit, Madhuri, 300 Gangster film, 150, 151, 158, 160 Do Aankhen Barah Haath (DABH), Ganika, 96, 97, 102, 106 189–193, 189n6 Gender, 6, 11, 14, 16, 17, 28–30, 36, Don, 151, 152, 155, 155n26, 157, 159 37, 57, 59, 60, 74, 75, 80, Doppelganger, 134, 140–143 85–88, 95, 97, 98, 105, 156, Dr. Vidya, 50n13, 132–134, 136, 138, 179, 195n17, 208, 210, 213, 141, 143 226–231, 236, 237, 241–256, Dutt, Geeta, 4n15, 55, 56 265, 268, 273, 278, 281, 283n8, Dutt, Guru, 46, 47, 51, 53–55, 291, 292, 298–299, 307, 315, 59–61, 280, 348, 360 342, 343, 348, 350–352, 354, 365–373 Ghalib, Mirza, 27, 42 E Ghare-Baire, 53 Epistolary novels, 30 Ghar Ho To Aisa, 272 Erotic, 40, 41, 51, 55, 77, 82, Ghayavan, Neeraj, 331 98–100, 105, 107, 155, 197, Ghazal, 35, 36, 114 214, 298, 303, 309, 336, 339, Globalization, 6, 12, 297, 299, 339 340, 359 Godmother, 16, 69 Existential Feminism, 175 Golmaal, 68 Guddi, 8n28, 68 Gulzar, 7n23, 9n30, 11n35, 15, 16, F 68, 170n5, 241n1, 242, 242n3, Female avenger, 142, 208, 213, 215, 247, 247n15, 253 218, 219 Gumnaam, 132–134, 138, 140, 141, Femininity, 2, 10, 11, 17, 94, 102, 142n13, 143 104, 133, 134, 136–138, 140, Gun moll, 149–151, 156, 157, 162, 164 142, 189n5, 193, 208, 214, 218, 252, 253, 278, 280, 281, 288, 304, 309, 320n18, 348, 351, H 354, 357 Hattangadi, Rohini, 68 Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal Haveli, 46–49, 47n4, 51, 52 (FCAT), 224, 246 Hawayein, 243–249 Filmfare, 64, 359 Heer, 28, 37, 39 378 INDEX

Heer-Raanjha, 37–39 Kapoor, Shammi, 67, 140, 144 Helen, 131n1, 132, 133n4, 134–136, Kapoor, Shashi, 353 138, 143–145, 145n16, 155, 213 Kapur, Shekhar, 223, 229, 232–235 Highway, 313–328 Khalistani, 242–245, 250–252 Hindu, 6, 14, 45, 46, 49, 51, 55, Khan, Mehboob, 8n27, 277 59–61, 59n28, 59n29, 77, 88, Khan, Salman, 300, 373 104, 113n1, 114–118, 114n3, Khap panchayat, 260n2, 262–267 118n5, 120, 121, 123, 124, Khote, Durga, 109n47, 350, 355 126–128, 137, 161, 172, 216, Koechlin, Kalki, 179, 180, 309 217, 226, 227, 237, 279, 280n3, Kotha, 114, 115, 118–121, 124, 135, 281, 285–288, 291, 306, 317, 355 334, 342, 358, 372n2, 372n4 Krishna, 42, 99, 100, 117, 125, 126, Hindu Code Bill, 279, 279n2, 280, 128, 191n11, 195–197, 231, 290 280n3, 287 Kumar, Ashok, 104, 106, 188, 211, Honour killing, 47, 87, 259–273, 319n15 372n2 Kumar, Dilip, 34n16, 36, 64, 277 Hum Aapke Hain Koun, 297–311 Kumar, Manoj, 136, 141, 319 Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam, 144 Kumar, Raj, 213 Kumari, Meena, 54, 68, 94, 102, 104–106, 167, 168, 320n18 I Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, 69 Industry, 54, 66, 69, 142, 144, 156, 160, 177, 181 Insaaf ka Tarazu, 69, 219 L Intaqam, 69, 131n1, 133, 134, 142, Lady Macbeth, 152, 162, 162n39, 163 143, 204, 211–213, 215 Lakshmanrekha, 66, 271, 325 Islamisation, 152, 159–162 Lal Patthar, 204, 213–215 Item songs, 157 Laxman, R.K., 285 Liberalization, 297, 299–300 Lipstick under my Burkha, 331–343 J London, 308, 310, 311, 316, 318 Jameela, N., 174, 174n18, 176, Luthria, Milan, 8n27, 348, 357 176n25, 181 Jarasandha, Tamashi, 188, 188n2 M Maachis, 16, 16n57, 241–256, 241n1 K Madhubala, 34, 34n16, 280, 369 Kanjar, 83, 84 Mahabharata, 13, 118, 137 Kapoor, Ekta, 69, 373 Mahadalit, 227 Kapoor, Kareena, 78, 157, 179, 348 Main Zinda Hoon, 11, 68 Kapoor, Raj, 7n26, 55n24, 64, 277, Malini, Hema, 213, 213n10, 214, 282, 290, 323, 356 216, 218, 353 INDEX 379

Mallah, 226–231 N Mandi, 115, 172, 172n9 Nadira, 291 Mangeshkar, Lata, 1n1, 3n10, 3n12, Naram Garam, 68 3n13, 4n14, 4n16, 4n17, 5n19, Nargis, 277, 290 34, 34n16, 103n33, 103n34, Nation/nationalism, 3, 6, 12, 16, 18, 104n37, 107n41, 131n1, 142, 29, 106–108, 134, 190, 209, 212n9 217, 244, 248, 256, 277–293, Manoj-Babli honour killing case, 262 299, 307, 315, 317, 323, Manoranjan, 167, 168, 168n1 325n24, 350, 352 Manusmriti, 14n51, 79, 104n38 National award, 187, 189n6, 190, 223 Maqbool, 151, 152, 156, 157, 159–163 National Crimes Record Bureau, 314 Masaan, 331–343 Natyashastra, 96–98, 351 Masculinity, 56, 75, 135, 136, 175, 179, Naushad, 38 249, 252, 253, 280, 307, 354 Nautanki, 351, 356 Mausam, 3, 170 Nautch, 48, 98, 132, 369 Meerabai, 196 Naval,Deepti, 68, 259n1, 260, 267–273 Mein Chup Rahoongi, 54 Nehruvian socialism, 12, 299 Melodrama, 12, 31, 40, 195n17, New Woman, 5, 18, 57, 194, 194n15, 197, 315 217, 277–293, 299, 300, 324 Mere Apne, 68, 106 NH10, 259–273 Middle class, 11, 57, 98, 235, 307, 321, Nightclub, 315–317, 320, 322, 339, 342 324, 327, 341, 352–354, 358 Nimmi, 152, 156, 159–164 Militancy, 17n58, 241–256 Nirbhaya, 235, 314 Mise-en-scene, 28, 30, 41, 48, 133n3, Nishant, 11, 68 135, 149, 192, 300, 338 Noir aesthetic, 157 Mitra, Bimal, 45, 45n1, 47, 47n4, 51, 52, 60 Modi, Sohrab, 42 O Mohabbatein, 144 Omkara, 73–88 Mother, 12, 57, 64, 65, 67–69, 81–84, Operation Blue Star, 244 87, 88, 106, 108, 117, 118, 120, Othello, 74, 78, 80, 82, 87, 88 121, 125, 141, 168–170, 172, 173, 188, 192, 193, 210, 211, 216, 228, 237, 242, 249, 250, P 259–273, 279, 282, 285, 303, Padmaavat, 366, 372n2, 372n3 309, 318, 320, 323, 351, 352, Pakeezah, 114, 114n3, 167–170, 357, 361, 365, 367 168n2 Mother-in-law, 7, 9, 10, 18, 63–70, Palekar, Amol, 352 117, 119, 123, 271, 282, 304 Parekh, Asha, 140, 143 Mr. and Mrs. 55, 277–293 Parsi theatre, 1, 28n2, 350, 351 Mughal-e-Azam, 4, 368–369 Pathak, Dina, 68 Mukherji, Hrishikesh, 68 Patil, Smita, 68, 352 380 INDEX

Pawar, Lalita, 9, 65, 69, 70, 281, Romantic comedy, 68, 280, 281, 288 282, 304 Romantic melodrama, 197, 246 Performance, 34, 36, 95, 98, 100, Roshan, Hrithik, 307 102, 106, 107, 114, 117, 123, Roy, Arundhati, 233, 234 131–145, 159, 247, 268, 273, Roy, Bimal, 13, 187, 195n17 332, 338, 347–349, 351–353, 355, 357, 359, 361, 365 Permanent Settlement, 48 S Piku, 69, 70 Sadda Haq, 243–249 Pillai, K. Shankar (Shankar), 283 Sadhana, 142 Pink, 331–343 Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam, 18, 45–61, Prakash, Om, 65, 215 106, 122 Prison drama, 189, 189n6, 190 Salim-Javed, 203, 218 Prostitution, 30, 84, 124, 169, 170, Sanskritization, 93–109, 137 172, 173n14, 175, 177, 178, Sapno ka Saudagar, 218 180, 347 Sarbjeet, 243 Psychotherapy, 168 Saroja, 156–159, 164 Purdah, 48, 51, 53n19, 58, 60 Sati-Lakshmi, 46, 47, 49, 55, 57 Puri, Amrish, 69, 352 Scandal, 191, 331–342 Scheduled Caste (SC), 84, 227 Seeta aur Geeta, 218 Q Sen, Mala, 223, 226, 234 Queen, 10, 313–328 Sexuality, 4, 7, 17, 30, 43, 45, 52, 54–56, 77, 78, 82, 86, 96, 137, 145, 145n16, 164, 228, 292, R 299, 315, 316, 319, 339, 340, Radha, 99–102, 118, 128, 195–197, 347, 349, 350, 354, 355, 358, 195n18, 290 359, 365, 370–371 Rafi, Mohammed, 38, 104n36 Sex workers, 18, 48, 48n8, 114, 115, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, 77 121, 167–181, 305, 341, 349 Raid and rescue, 174, 178 Shantaram, V., 9, 189, 190 Rajnartaki, 93–109 Sharma, Anushka, 259n1, 260, 268, Rakhee, 67, 213, 214 269, 273 Rani, Devika, 32, 350, 361 Sharma, Konkona Sen, 88 Ray, Satyajit, 53, 143 Shashikala, 65 Rehman, Waheeda, 155, 155n24, 210, Sholay, 189n6, 203 211, 356 Shool, 132 Renuka Shahane, 300 Shringara rasa, 50 Romance, 3, 8, 11, 12, 28, 30, 31, Simran, 70, 151n21, 156–159, 164 35–37, 42, 50, 60, 75, 150n13, Sindoor, 46, 51 158, 163, 246–249, 254–256, Singh, Navdeep, 259n1, 267, 268, 292, 300, 317, 318, 324, 327, 272, 273 334, 335, 343 Sita, 87n36, 138, 173 INDEX 381

Smitha, Silk, 357, 359, 360 V Somaaya, Bhawana, 156 Vaastav, 169 Spain, 308–311 Vaishnava padabali, 191, 191n11 Special Marriage Act, 59 Vamp, 7, 7n26, 54, 66, 151, 157, Sringara rasa, 103 164, 208, 212, 213, 216, 218, Stri-darpan, 29 297, 304, 306, 316, 317, 333, Subah, 11, 68, 189n6 339, 339n4, 357–360 Subjectivity, 2, 18, 30, 60, 134, Veere Di Wedding, 331–343, 365, 164, 189n5, 197, 299, 315, 370–371, 373 320, 354 Veshya Anyay Mukabla Parishad Subodh Mukherjee, 348, 353 (VAMP), 176, 178 Sunehra Sansar, 204, 215–218 Vidya Balan, 358, 359 Supreme Court, 174, 175, 224, Vyjayanthimala, 136, 138, 144, 357 235, 263

W T Wadkar, Hansa, 351, 352 Tabu, 159, 164, 241n1, 242 Walker, Johnny, 65 Talat Mehmood, 34n16, 35–36 West/Western/Westernized, 2, 5, 7, Tarana, 30, 37 67, 68, 80, 81, 93, 99, 132, 133, Tawaif, 113–117, 119, 121–125, 141, 135, 137, 138, 194n15, 212, 277, 167, 168 278, 280, 282, 284, 286–289, Teesri Manzil, 133, 133n5, 134, 292, 300, 304, 305, 315, 316, 140, 143 319, 322, 324, 333, 337, 339, Tragedy, 42, 64, 157, 249, 250, 341, 342, 351, 353, 354 272, 288 Widow Remarriage Act, 52, 59n29 Transgender, 177–180, 179n37 Witch, 49, 78, 95, 100, 162–164, Trishul, 203, 209, 210, 216 307–311 Tuntun, 65 Wounded: The Bandit Queen, 231, 232

U Z Umrao Jaan, 11n35, 114, 114n3, 169 Zanjeer, 67, 203, 209, 210, 216, Underworld, 151, 152, 156–162, 169 218, 219 Uttar Pradesh (UP), 74, 80, 84–86, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, 297–311 214n13, 226, 227, 230, 231, 314 Zoya Akhtar, 10n33, 297, 300, 307