Singing Of Shringaar: Negotiating Female Desire In 20th Century Hindi Cinema
In Casablanca (1942), Ilsa makes an impassioned plea to Rick, “Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.” Leading ladies in Hindi films, unfortunately, are rarely afforded the same frankness and have historically been confined to more subtle means of expressing their longings. The celebration of feminine desire on-screen is rare; rarer […]
