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{{Short description|Cliché in Hindi cinema films as a proxy for nudity in mainstream Indian cinema}} | |||
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'''Wet sari scenes''' are an on-screen [[cliché]] in [[Hindi cinema]] films, in which fully clothed actresses are depicted in wet [[sari]]s that cling to their bodies. This functions as a proxy for [[nudity]] in mainstream Indian cinema, where nudity is [[taboo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/02hot.htm |title=Hottest scene: Mandakini's wet sari |work=Rediff.com |date=2004-12-31 |accessdate=2013-03-14}}</ref> | |||
Films showing wet sari scenes include ''[[ | Films showing wet sari scenes include ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970), ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram (film)|Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]'' (1978), ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985) and ''[[Kishen Kanhaiya]]'' (1990).{{fact|date=June 2022}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Wet T-shirt contest]] | |||
* [[Wetlook]] | * [[Wetlook]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{Reflist}} | ||
== Further reading == | |||
* {{Cite news |author=brunch |date=13 July 2014 |title=Romance of the Wet Sari: Best Moments |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/romance-of-the-wet-sari-best-moments/story-0rSIiMX2FWgqSUDV39JMSN.html |location=India |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 August 2022}} | |||
* {{Cite journal |last=Dwyer |first=Rachel |date=2000 |title=The Erotics of the Wet Sari in Hindi Films |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00856400008723418 |journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=143–160 |doi=10.1080/00856400008723418 |s2cid=143471737 |access-date=10 August 2022|url-access=subscription }} | |||
* {{Cite web |last=Roche |first=Thomas |date=7 July 2011 |title=Blowjobs, Bollywood, 'Delhi Belly' and India's Post-Sex Nation: Is Dirty Talk the New Wet Sari? |url=https://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/blowjobs-bollywood-delhi-belly-and-indias-post-sex-nation-is-dirty-talk-the-new-wet-sari.html |department=Violet Blue |access-date=10 August 2022}} | |||
* {{Cite news |last=Wang |first=Hansi Lo |date=3 May 2013 |title=Bollywood's Early Roots in a Silent Film |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/05/03/180810745/bollywoods-early-roots-in-a-silent-film |department=Code Switch |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=10 August 2022}} Includes information about the first wet sari scene, in the 1913 film ''Raja Harischandra''. | |||
[[Category:Hindi cinema]] | |||
[[Category:Saris]] | |||
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Wet sari scenes are an on-screen cliché in Hindi cinema films, in which fully clothed actresses are depicted in wet saris that cling to their bodies. This functions as a proxy for nudity in mainstream Indian cinema, where nudity is taboo.[1]
Films showing wet sari scenes include Mera Naam Joker (1970), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) and Kishen Kanhaiya (1990).[citation needed]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hottest scene: Mandakini's wet sari". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- brunch (13 July 2014). "Romance of the Wet Sari: Best Moments". Hindustan Times. India. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Dwyer, Rachel (2000). "The Erotics of the Wet Sari in Hindi Films". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 23 (2): 143–160. doi:10.1080/00856400008723418. S2CID 143471737. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Roche, Thomas (7 July 2011). "Blowjobs, Bollywood, 'Delhi Belly' and India's Post-Sex Nation: Is Dirty Talk the New Wet Sari?". Violet Blue. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Wang, Hansi Lo (3 May 2013). "Bollywood's Early Roots in a Silent Film". Code Switch. All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 10 August 2022. Includes information about the first wet sari scene, in the 1913 film Raja Harischandra.