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Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (Hindi: मातृभूमि, lit. ' Motherland ') is a 2003 Indian dystopian tragedy film written and directed by Manish Jha . The film examines the impact of female feticide and female infanticide on the gender balance and consequently the stability and attitudes of society.
In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [3] [4] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony.
Vasantasena, a nagarvadhu in the ancient Indian Sanskrit play Mṛcchakatika by Śūdraka. Vittoria Corombona in John Webster's play The White Devil. She is described in the alternative title of the play as 'the famous Venetian Curtizan'. In the movie Balls of Fury, Diedrich Bader plays one of Feng's many, all-male courtesans of pleasure.
In Colonial India, a nanny was known as ayah, after aia, nurse, governess (in Portuguese). This term is presently part of the vocabulary of various languages of the Subcontinent, meaning also female servant or maid. [1] In Chinese she was an amah. [1] In the Dutch East Indies the household nanny was known as baboe. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Films about women in India" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 299 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fire was passed uncut by India's film certification board (the Central Board of Film Certification) in May 1998 with a rating of Adult, the only condition being that the character Sita's name be changed to Nita. [9] The board made their decision based on what it called the importance of the story for Indian women. [10]
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Khaddama (transl. Housemaid [2]) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film co-written and directed by Kamal.It stars Kavya Madhavan in the lead role and was produced by P. V. Pradeep under the banner of Anitha Productions.