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Mujra has been depicted in Bollywood films like Mehndi (1958), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Pakeezah (1972), Umrao Jaan (1981), Zindagi Ya Toofan (1958) and Devdas (1955), or in other films that show the past Mughal rule and its culture. The dance is upscaled and taught with more dance choreography to make the female dancer more fluent in her moves ...
Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a princess of the Mughal Empire.She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
Nautch dancers in Old Delhi, c. 1874 Nautch dancer in Calcutta, c. 1900 A Raja awaits the arrival of Nautch dancers A Nautch girl performing, 1862. The nautch (/ ˈ n ɔː tʃ /, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") [1] was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in later Mughal and colonial India. [2]
The Kathak dance form arose from the Vaishnava devotees dancing to the episodes from Krishna's life. Originally a Northern Indian temple dance, it was transformed to a court dance in the Mughal era. The new Muslim influence brought with it certain changes to the dance form: what had been a largely devotional practice now became more a courtly ...
Roshanara Begum (Persian: روشن آرا بیگم, lit. 'Adorned in Light'); 3 September 1617 – 11 September 1671) [1] was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Pages in category "Mughal princesses" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aram Banu Begum; B.
Princess Diana had a surprising reply to the roaring applause after her unexpected "Uptown Girl" performance for the future King Charles nearly 40 years ago.. In the new book Dancing With Diana: A ...
Fugdi is a folk dance performed by the womenfolk of some communities of Konkanies in the Konkan coastal region of Goa and Maharashtra states during the Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata or towards the end of other dances like Dhalo. According to certain historical facts, this dance style is said to have been created from ...