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Mujra is a dance performance by man/woman in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.
Mujra is a dance form that emerged during the Mughal empire, practiced by courtesans for the elite classes of Northern India. [2] The documentary explores the prejudice, censorship, and misogynistic climate in which Mujra dancers work in modern-day Punjab, Pakistan.
A Mehil-e-Mushaira at Hyderabad, in the presence of the courtiers. Mehfil or mahfil (Urdu:محفل), alternatively known as Bazm (Urdu:بزم) is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetry (), singing, music, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Tawaif is a performer who thrives on sponsorship from the royal and aristocratic families, and the dancers are responsible for performing mujra dance with good manners. True mujra dance is elegant, complex, and artistic, presented in an elegant manner.
The term is commonly used within Indian films (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Bengali cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence for a song performed in a movie. [1] The main aim of an item number is to entertain movie-goers and to lend support to the marketability of the film by being featured in ...
Bhangra (Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ) is a type of traditional folk dance of Punjab area of the Indian subcontinent. [1] According to Manuel (2001), bhangra is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival, performed during harvest season between April and the first quarter of May.
Mathira was born into a Muslim family in Harare, Zimbabwe to a South African father and a Pakistani mother. [4] Her sister Rose Muhammad is also an actress. She was educated in Zimbabwe before moving to Pakistan with her family amid unrest in Zimbabwe. [4]
An evolved format of the tappa was the baithaki style, which evolved under the direct patronage of the landed elites of the zamindari classes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in their baithak-khanas (literally, baithak - assembly, khana - halls or salons) and jalsaghar (literally, halls for entertainment, mujra or nautch halls)