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The iconic actor starred as Chandramukhi, the courtesan with a heart of gold, opposite Dilip Kumar in this interpretation of Devdas directed by Bimal Roy.
Malini played a tawaif in search of her father in this romantic drama directed by Asit Sen.
Kumari featured in a double role in this massive Kamal Amrohi undertaking, playing a mother and her daughter, both tawaifs who fall in love with men from a different social station.
In the Muzaffar Ali film, Rekha delivered a towering performance as a poet-courtesan, winning a National Award.
Dixit took over the mantle of Chandramukhi from Vyjayanthimala, giving Chandramukhi a new spin in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's opulent interpretation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel.
Mukerji played a tawaif who is rescued from the savagery of British officers by the protagonist of the film, who she then falls in love with.
Advani cameoed as a tawaif in the making in Abhishek Varman's Partition drama.
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