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| name = Chand Usmani |
| name = Chand Usmani |
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| image = Chand Usmani in Jeevan Jyoti.jpg |
| image = Chand Usmani in Jeevan Jyoti.jpg |
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| caption = Chand Usmani in the film ''[[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)| |
| caption = Chand Usmani in the film ''[[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|Jeewan Jyoti]]'' (1953) |
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| birth_name = |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1933| |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|01|03|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br/> |
| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br />(now in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]) |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|11|26|1933| |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|11|26|1933|01|03|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Mahim]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
| death_place = [[Mahim]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
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| occupation = [[Actress]] |
| occupation = [[Actress]] |
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| years active = 1953–1987 |
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| awards = [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for ''[[Pehchan (1970 film)|Pehchaan]]'' (1971) |
| awards = [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for ''[[Pehchan (1970 film)|Pehchaan]]'' (1971) |
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''' Chand Usmani''' (3 January 1933 |
''' Chand Usmani''' (3 January 1933 – 26 November 1989) was an Indian actress in Hindi films from the 1950s to the late 1980s. She won the 1971 [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She is best remembered for playing self-sacrificing wives and mothers.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Biddle |editor1-first=Arthur W. |editor2-last=Bien |editor2-first=Gloria |editor3-last=Dharwadker |editor3-first=Vinay |title=Contemporary Literature of Asia (Blair Press titles in contemporary world literature) |date=1996 |publisher=Prentice Hall |isbn=9780133732597 |page=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_-EAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Chand+Usmani%22 |access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Chandbibi Khanam Usmani was born on 3 January 1933 in [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], into a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] family.<ref name="Tabassum"/> She married Mukul Dutt (director of ''[[Aan Milo Sajna]]''),<ref name="Tabassum"/> with whom she had a son, Roshan. She ran a halfway house at her home in [[Mahim]] for runaway girls who had come to Mumbai seeking a career in films.<ref name="Merchant">{{cite book |last1=Merchant |first1=Hoshang |title=Forbidden Sex, Forbidden Texts: New India's Gay Poets |date=2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415484510 |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=dTgrAQAAIAAJ&q |
Chandbibi Khanam Usmani was born on 3 January 1933 in [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], into a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] family.<ref name="Tabassum"/> She married Mukul Dutt (director of ''[[Aan Milo Sajna]]''),<ref name="Tabassum"/> with whom she had a son, Roshan. She ran a halfway house at her home in [[Mahim]] for runaway girls who had come to Mumbai seeking a career in films.<ref name="Merchant">{{cite book |last1=Merchant |first1=Hoshang |title=Forbidden Sex, Forbidden Texts: New India's Gay Poets |date=2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415484510 |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTgrAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Chand+Usmani%22 |access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> She died in Mumbai on 26 November 1989.<ref name="Mass">{{cite book |last1=India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Research and Reference Division |title=Mass Media in India 1991 |date=1991 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9KqQ6aWiisC&q=%22Chand+Usmani%22 |access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Chand Usmani came to notice by participating in a talent contest called 'Kardar-Kolynos-Teresa Contest' in 1949, winning second place.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web |last1=Film Heritage Foundation, India |title=Character Artists of Indian Cinema |
Chand Usmani came to notice by participating in a talent contest called 'Kardar-Kolynos-Teresa Contest' in 1949, winning second place.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web |last1=Film Heritage Foundation, India |title=Character Artists of Indian Cinema – Chand Usmani |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/filmheritagefoundation/posts/the-effervescent-chand-usmani-with-her-heart-warming-smile-entered-films-winning/1787975804822682/}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} In 1953, she debuted as the heroine in ''[[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|Jeewan Jyoti]]'' opposite [[Shammi Kapoor]] (his debut too).<ref name="Tabassum"/> She also starred in ''Barati'', ''[[Baap Re Baap (1955 film)|Baap Re Baap]]'' and ''Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan'', and had major roles in several other films, including ''Rangeen Raten'', ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]'', ''[[Prem Patra]]'' and ''[[Pehchan (1970 film)|Pehchan]]''. <br> |
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She received much critical acclaim: a review of ''Rangeen Raten'' (1956) said that she "gives a brilliant performance; hers is also the best developed character, and as a result she becomes the life and soul of the film."<ref name="Swatantra">{{cite journal |title=Review of Rangeen Raten |journal=Swatantra | |
She received much critical acclaim: a review of ''Rangeen Raten'' (1956) said that she "gives a brilliant performance; hers is also the best developed character, and as a result she becomes the life and soul of the film."<ref name="Swatantra">{{cite journal |title=Review of Rangeen Raten |journal=Swatantra |year=1956 |volume=11 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWcPAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Chand+Usmani%22 |accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref> In ''Baap Re Baap'', a key scene is noted for "the joy exhibited by Usmani on screen".<ref name="Sharma">{{cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Happy Birthday Asha Bhosle! |journal=Filmfare |date=8 September 2016 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/happy-birthday-asha-bhosle-15482.html |accessdate=4 February 2019}}</ref> The Film Heritage Foundation of India describes her as the "effervescent Chand Usmani, with her heart-warming smile".<ref name="Heritage"/> She won a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1971, for her portrayal of the character Champa, a prostitute, in the 1970 film ''[[Pehchan (1970 film)|Pehchan]]''.<ref name="TimesWho">{{cite book |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |date=1982 |page=310 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6kQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chand+Usmani%22 |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> Writing nearly 40 years later, ''The Hindu'''s film reviewer considered that "Chand Usmani does justice to Champa's role displaying restraint, poise and grace in a role which provided ample opportunity to easily go over the top."<ref name="Malhotra">{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/pehchan-1970/article8337394.ece |title=Blast from the past Friday Review Pehchan (1970) |last1=Malhotra |first1=APS |date=10 March 2016 |work=The Hindu |accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref> Despite having a long career, she said in an interview with [[Tabassum (actress)|Tabassum]] that she regretted not having an agent/manager, which led to her not getting diverse roles and not having more success.<ref name="Tabassum">{{cite web |title=The Untold Story of Chand Usmani – Bollywood Stories: Tabassum Talkies |url=https://keepvid.app/videos?url=oXYFnE_fT_o |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205044112/https://keepvid.app/videos?url=oXYFnE_fT_o |url-status=dead }}</ref> In many of her roles, she played a self-sacrificing wife, mother, girlfriend or sister, as summed up by [[Mahasweta Devi]] in her 1986 short story 'The Wet-Nurse':<br> |
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:::::"Jashoda was a true example of Indian womanhood. She was typical of a chaste and loving wife and devoted mother, ideals which defy intelligence and rational explanation, which involve sacrifice and dedication stretching the limits of imagination, and which have been kept alive in the popular Indian psyche through the ages, beginning with Sati-Savitri-Sita right down to [[Nirupa Roy]] and Chand Usmani in our times."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Devi |first1=Mahasweta |editor1-last=Butalia |editor1-first=Urvashi |title=Inner Line: The Zubaan Book of Stories by Indian Women |date=1986 |publisher=Zubaan, 2006 |isbn=9788189013776 |page=33 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com |
:::::"Jashoda was a true example of Indian womanhood. She was typical of a chaste and loving wife and devoted mother, ideals which defy intelligence and rational explanation, which involve sacrifice and dedication stretching the limits of imagination, and which have been kept alive in the popular Indian psyche through the ages, beginning with Sati-Savitri-Sita right down to [[Nirupa Roy]] and Chand Usmani in our times."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Devi |first1=Mahasweta |editor1-last=Butalia |editor1-first=Urvashi |title=Inner Line: The Zubaan Book of Stories by Indian Women |date=1986 |publisher=Zubaan, 2006 |isbn=9788189013776 |page=33 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7nfNcEiSSMEC&q=%22chand+usmani%22+sacrificing&pg=PA33 |access-date=2 February 2019 |chapter=The Wet-Nurse}}</ref><ref name="Yarrow">{{cite book |last1=Yarrow |first1=Ralph |title=Indian Theatre: Theatre of Origin, Theatre of Freedom |date=2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136778759 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WF-6A65ACZQC&q=%22Mahasweta+Devi%22&pg=PA44 |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref> |
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== Filmography == |
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|''Ujala hi Ujala'' |
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|Anand's Real Mother |
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|Palanpur's Maharani |
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|''Tinku'' |
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|Mrs. Jwala Prasad |
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|''Dharam Veer'' |
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|Mrs. Roopmati Singh |
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|''Hatyara'' |
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|''Parmatma'' |
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|''Jal Mahal'' |
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Chand Usmani | |
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![]() Chand Usmani in the film Jeewan Jyoti (1953) | |
Born | |
Died | 26 November 1989 | (aged 56)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1953–1987 |
Awards | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Pehchaan (1971) |
Chand Usmani (3 January 1933 – 26 November 1989) was an Indian actress in Hindi films from the 1950s to the late 1980s. She won the 1971 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is best remembered for playing self-sacrificing wives and mothers.[1]
Biography
[edit]Chandbibi Khanam Usmani was born on 3 January 1933 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, into a Pashtun family.[2] She married Mukul Dutt (director of Aan Milo Sajna),[2] with whom she had a son, Roshan. She ran a halfway house at her home in Mahim for runaway girls who had come to Mumbai seeking a career in films.[3] She died in Mumbai on 26 November 1989.[4]
Career
[edit]Chand Usmani came to notice by participating in a talent contest called 'Kardar-Kolynos-Teresa Contest' in 1949, winning second place.[5][non-primary source needed] In 1953, she debuted as the heroine in Jeewan Jyoti opposite Shammi Kapoor (his debut too).[2] She also starred in Barati, Baap Re Baap and Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, and had major roles in several other films, including Rangeen Raten, Naya Daur, Prem Patra and Pehchan.
She received much critical acclaim: a review of Rangeen Raten (1956) said that she "gives a brilliant performance; hers is also the best developed character, and as a result she becomes the life and soul of the film."[6] In Baap Re Baap, a key scene is noted for "the joy exhibited by Usmani on screen".[7] The Film Heritage Foundation of India describes her as the "effervescent Chand Usmani, with her heart-warming smile".[5] She won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, for her portrayal of the character Champa, a prostitute, in the 1970 film Pehchan.[8] Writing nearly 40 years later, The Hindu's film reviewer considered that "Chand Usmani does justice to Champa's role displaying restraint, poise and grace in a role which provided ample opportunity to easily go over the top."[9] Despite having a long career, she said in an interview with Tabassum that she regretted not having an agent/manager, which led to her not getting diverse roles and not having more success.[2] In many of her roles, she played a self-sacrificing wife, mother, girlfriend or sister, as summed up by Mahasweta Devi in her 1986 short story 'The Wet-Nurse':
- "Jashoda was a true example of Indian womanhood. She was typical of a chaste and loving wife and devoted mother, ideals which defy intelligence and rational explanation, which involve sacrifice and dedication stretching the limits of imagination, and which have been kept alive in the popular Indian psyche through the ages, beginning with Sati-Savitri-Sita right down to Nirupa Roy and Chand Usmani in our times."[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Jeewan Jyoti | 1953 | Kishori | |
Barati | 1954 | ||
Baap Re Baap | 1955 | Kokila | |
Amanat | 1955 | Meena | |
Rangeen Raten | 1956 | Kamla | |
Abhimaan | 1957 | Kiran | |
Duniya Rang Rangeeli | 1957 | Radha | |
Naya Daur | 1957 | Manju | |
Sanskar | 1958 | ||
Naya Paisa | 1958 | ||
Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan | 1959 | Samyukta | |
Do Behnen | 1959 | Rekha | |
Aangan | 1959 | ||
Ramu Dada | 1961 | ||
Zamana Badal Gaya | 1961 | ||
Zindagi Aur Hum | 1962 | ||
Banke Sanwaria | 1962 | ||
Prem Patra | 1962 | Sumitra | |
Laakho Vanzaro | 1963 | ||
His Highness | 1964 | ||
Shehnai | 1964 | ||
Shagoon | 1964 | Mrs. Rai | |
Haqeeqat | 1964 | Ram Singh's Girlfriend | |
Aprilfool | 1964 | Mrs. Brijlal Sinha | |
Kohraa | 1964 | ||
Shehnai | 1964 | Salma | |
Azmat-e-Islam | 1965 | ||
Mohabbat Zindagi Hai | 1966 | Lajjo | |
Daadi Maa | 1966 | ||
Milan Ki Raat | 1967 | Savitri Singh | |
Ghar Ka Chirag | 1967 | ||
Anita | 1967 | Bela | |
Aman | 1967 | Hiroka | |
Baazi | 1968 | Maya | |
Jawab Ayega | 1968 | ||
Aanchal Ke Phool | 1968 | Rani | |
Mr. Murder | 1969 | ||
Jiyo Aur Jeene Do | 1969 | ||
Do Bhai | 1969 | Ranjana Singh / Ranjana Verma | |
Balak | 1969 | Rekha's Mother | |
Khilona | 1970 | Laxmi Singh | |
Pehchan | 1970 | Champa | Won - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Nanhi Kaliyan | 1971 | ||
Seema | 1971 | ||
Hulchul | 1971 | Shekhar's Wife | |
Raaste Kaa Patthar | 1972 | Mrs. Choudhary | |
Zindagi Zindagi | 1972 | Leela | |
Agni Rekha | 1973 | Maya | |
Dost | 1974 | Guest Appearance | |
Resham Ki Dori | 1974 | Shanti | Uncredited |
Ujala hi Ujala | 1974 | Anuradha's Mother | |
Faslah | 1974 | Radha Chandra | |
Khel Khel Mein | 1975 | Mrs. Anand | |
Raakhi Aur Rifle | 1976 | ||
Meera Shyam | 1976 | ||
Kadambari | 1976 | Amit's Mother | |
Jai Mahalaxmi Maa | 1976 | ||
Bhala Manus | 1976 | Anand's Real Mother | |
Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein | 1976 | Eknath's Mother | |
Parvarish | 1977 | Radha Singh | |
Darinda | 1977 | ||
Zamaanat | 1977 | Parvati | |
Videsh | 1977 | Palanpur's Maharani | |
Tinku | 1977 | Mrs. Jwala Prasad | |
Dharam Veer | 1977 | Mrs. Roopmati Singh | |
Ab Kya Hoga | 1977 | Rajesh's Mother | |
Hatyara | 1977 | Shanta D. Singh | |
Parmatma | 1978 | ||
Nawab Sahib | 1978 | Begum | |
Apna Khoon | 1978 | ||
Pehredaar | 1979 | ||
Ahsaas | 1979 | ||
Lakhan | 1979 | Maharani | |
Chambal Ki Raani | 1979 | ||
Jal Mahal | 1980 | Shanti | |
Phir Wohi Raat | 1980 | Asha's Mother | |
Lahu Pukarega | 1980 | Sarla's Mother | |
Oh Bewafa | 1980 | Radha's Aunty | |
Ganga Aur Suraj | 1980 | ||
Kasam Bhawani Ki | 1981 | ||
Saajan Ki Saheli | 1981 | Chanda | |
Mangalsutra | 1981 | Satyavati Prasad | |
Dahshat | 1981 | Sameer's Mother | |
Sannata | 1981 | ||
Yaarana | 1981 | ||
Khoon Ki Takkar | 1981 | Shakuntala | |
Prohari | 1982 | ||
Arth | 1982 | School Administrator | |
Khush Naseeb | 1982 | Mrs. Geeta D. Sharma | |
Daulat | 1982 | Mrs. Choudhary | |
Pukar | 1983 | Saraswati | |
Lal Chunariya | 1983 | Ratnabai | |
Bekaraar | 1983 | Laxmi | |
Senurwa Bhail Mohaal | 1984 | ||
Raja Aur Rana | 1984 | Vijay & Shakti's mother | |
Ganga Ke Paar | 1985 | ||
Dil Ek Musafir | 1985 | ||
Aandhi-Toofan | 1985 | Mrs. Singh | |
Ulta Seedha | 1985 | Mrs. Roy | |
Mehak | 1985 | ||
Awara Baap | 1985 | ||
Yaar Kasam | 1985 | ||
Vairi-Jatt | 1985 | Reshma's Mother | |
Patthar Dil | 1985 | Devki | |
Swarthi | 1986 | ||
Adhikar (1986 film) | 1986 | Doctor | |
Dilruba Tangewali | 1987 | ||
Anjaam | 1987 | Malti | |
Sitapur Ki Geeta | 1987 | Mrs. Yashoda Singh | |
Hamari Jung | 1987 | ||
Insaaf Ki Manzil | 1988 | ||
Jatt Soormay | 1988 | as mother ( in Punjabi movie) | |
Zakhmi Aurat | 1988 | Mrs. Prakash | |
Mar Mitenge | 1988 | Akbar's Grandmother | |
Nishane Bazi | 1989 | ||
Elaan-E-Jung | 1989 | Villager | |
Naqab | 1989 | ||
Indira | 1989 | Mrs. Pratap Rai | |
Aakhri Muqabla | 1989 | Tripti's Mother | |
Aag Aur Angaray | 1990 | ||
Maula Jatt | 1990 | as a Taro In punjabi movie | |
Lohe Ke Haath | 1990 | Posthumously Released | |
Amiri Garibi | 1990 | Radha | Posthumously Released |
Rajoo Dada | 1992 | Posthumously Released | |
Waqt Ka Badshah | 1992 | Aunty | Posthumously Released |
Yaar Meri Zindagi | 2008 | Posthumously Released |
References
[edit]- ^ Biddle, Arthur W.; Bien, Gloria; Dharwadker, Vinay, eds. (1996). Contemporary Literature of Asia (Blair Press titles in contemporary world literature). Prentice Hall. p. 58. ISBN 9780133732597. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "The Untold Story of Chand Usmani – Bollywood Stories: Tabassum Talkies". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Merchant, Hoshang (2009). Forbidden Sex, Forbidden Texts: New India's Gay Poets. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 9780415484510. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Research and Reference Division (1991). Mass Media in India 1991. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b Film Heritage Foundation, India. "Character Artists of Indian Cinema – Chand Usmani". Facebook.
- ^ "Review of Rangeen Raten". Swatantra. 11: 38. 1956. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Sharma, Devesh (8 September 2016). "Happy Birthday Asha Bhosle!". Filmfare. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1982. p. 310. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Malhotra, APS (10 March 2016). "Blast from the past Friday Review Pehchan (1970)". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Devi, Mahasweta (1986). "The Wet-Nurse". In Butalia, Urvashi (ed.). Inner Line: The Zubaan Book of Stories by Indian Women. Zubaan, 2006. p. 33. ISBN 9788189013776. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Yarrow, Ralph (2012). Indian Theatre: Theatre of Origin, Theatre of Freedom. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 9781136778759. Retrieved 2 February 2019.