Films with a tawaif as a central character include "Devdas" (1955), "Sadhna" (1958), "Pakeezah" (1972), "Amar Prem" (1972), "Umrao Jaan" (1981), "Tawaif" (1985), "Pati Patni Aur Tawaif" (1990), "Devdas" (2002), and "Umrao Jaan" (2006) and documentary film, "The Other Song" (2009).