Sadhana Shivdasani Essay

After leaving Gautama, Siddhartha decides to experience the world of ordinary living. Siddhartha sees a beautiful young courtesan, Kamala, and begs her to teach him the art of love. She tells Siddhartha that he

It is easy to see why Mary Pitchford is so important to film history as she shows the development of the first major star in cinema. Mary began starring in many biograph films in a time where film wasn’t popular nor did it pay very

9. She had a couple different nicknames. Her mom Would call her Trish and her friends would call her patty. She also had a few other friends like Sandy( 38 yrs old), gale( friends in 3rd grade), sherry( who lives in Greentown) and linda( she likes to

Judy Garlands career has brought a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the years from her rise to fame starting at thirteen until her gradual decrease in beginning in her early thirties. Garland’s was promoted as “the all-American, girl next door image that… accounted for her… pre-1950 appeal” (156). The roles that Garland play in her early career resembles a small town girl that defies all odds to ultimately become successful or fall in love. Tabloids covered everything she did because people loved her bright teen spirit that was exposed to the public. However, as Garland became older her parts in movies shifted from a girl battling the odds in the world toward more of a tomboy role, which took away from her sexuality as a woman. As

Finally, Jayanti’s first exposure to the world outside her Aunt’s house and the events that lead after, changes who she really is,

We are first introduced to the present-day Marjane Satrapi on an airport, where she is waiting around with other

Her parents came from a small village named Shangla and then moved to Mingora and had Malala. Malala was not celebrated when she was birthed because she was a women and her family was very poor. Her mother could not read or write because she was illiterate. Her father was an amazing speaker and he was very involved in the politics of their region. He was a teacher and he decided to open schools along with his friends and business partners. He opened up schools for both boys and girls in a time when most of the women were illiterate and had no reason to get an education because they could do much anyways. He encouraged his daughter to learn and be an independent woman rather

The place Malala grew up in effected who she is today. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. The place she grew up in wasn’t big on women’s rights. It said that men were only allowed to go to school. Malala was also named after an Afghan martyr Malalai of Maiwand. [From Wikipedia]

This fashion icon became famous not just in the modeling world but in the beauty industry as well. Iman has

Ayana is uniquely ambitious and has achieved her goal of becoming a famous movie actress of White City. A rather social butterfly, she is able to make friends easily plus her captivating looks attract people. Ayana radiates a sense of confidence, well-being, and optimism, which inspires trust and good feelings in others. She possesses a motherly and nurturing personality: caring, protective, and kind to friends and family members. Although being a cheery person she can get angry if you hurt someone she cares about whether it be a crush/lover, family member or even someone she is getting to know.

The movie Umrao Jan was directed by Muzaffar Ali in 1981 and is a social drama (Muslim social) and classic film. The film featured Rekha (played as Umrao Jan), Farooq Shaikh (played as Nawab Sultan), Naseeruddin Shah (played as Gohar Mirza) and Raj Babbar (played as Faiz Ali) in the lead roles while Gajanan Jagirdar (as Maulvi) who plays a supporting role. The story of the movie is about a Lucknow courtesan (tawaif) and her growth in popularity. During 1840, a girl called Amiran who is kidnapped from her home in Faizabad and sold her in Lucknow. Later, Amiran turned into Umrao Jan and prepared to attract men of wealth and flavor of some quality. Then, Umrao Jan falls in love with Nawab Sultan, who is a high status person in society, but their love breaks up due to the family concern. Finally, she saw her mother in her birthplace, but her brother didn’t accept his sister as a courtesan so he told her to leave this place and never come back. Then, she went back where she grew up as a courtesan (tawaif) at Mehfil. The Umrao Jan’s role is comparably higher in the film and she glows up the screen, complying maturely with her character. Her acting skills touch the audiences with the natural sense of emotions such as her sadness in her eyes and suffering on her face took next level to the movie.

The opening scene in the movie is that of Gandhi’s January 30, 1948 assassination in New Delhi, India by Nathuram Godse, a

In the film Umrao Jaan, the story is narrated by a woman who was kidnapped at a young age. Umrao Jaan is a “courtesan” genre film in Bollywood. This genre often portrays the life of a courtesan. In this film, A young girl (whose name is Amiran) is abducted by her father’s enemy and sold to a brothel where she learns to read, write, sing, and dance. She becomes an accomplished courtesan; in a song sequence which compromises time, we see her grow up while learning how to sing and dance. This song marks the beginning and training of her courtesan lifestyle. Towards the end of the film, we get another song sequence where Umrao Jaan performs her poetry, “Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston.” I will analyze this song as the song speaks of her sense of confusion, loss, and ache for home. In this song, Umrao has returned to her hometown of Faizabad (from where she was abducted). She sings the song outside her biological home. Umrao as a courtesan, was a sex worker who was often ostracized and condemned from the society. Due to Umrao being known in society as a prostitute she is unable to find fulfillment in love. Through her songs and dance we see how she expresses how much she desires to live a life beyond her condemned situation.

The movie was released on 24 October 2014 and broke the opening day record in India set by “Dhoom 3”. This movie is a comedy movie with some actions. The movie starts with a world dance championship finale, wherein

In the film, two main women lead roles. First, Rokeya Prachi, who is considered ‘number one’ in terms of rating. For the second female prime role I contacted Tisha. Sorry, forgot her full name, also, celebrity filmmaker Farooki is her spouse, her overcrowded schedule ruled out her involvement, on the other hand my time is limited, required to get back to US. Then I told another friend, also a prominent filmmaker Atik, Nurul Alam, he said they have a friend named Shushoma, would be fine for your movie. The film’s core male principle role Joyanta Chatterjee, my understanding he is such a gigantic personality you may expect in a country like Bangladesh as an actor. He recommended her too. I had no idea what I was doing, she is a beautiful woman, cooperative, sincere. Once the cinematographer took a day off, but we can’t suspend the shooting, therefore I did the shooting. Next time Shushoma said Anwar Bhai, I have a scoop, her description: she shared the information with her husband that our camera man couldn’t show-up today as he had to go to Chittagong. Her husband asked “then how the shooting continued?” She replied “our director did. After hearing the odd (!) her spouse was surprised and shocked? The reason is, he never learned a director could carry out such work? My standard of brain storming failed to reach out such customary of indie industry’s ethos. Here the essential learning is, a director wouldn’t know the photography and so.