Saba Dewan

Saba Dewan is an Indian documentary film maker based in New Delhi. Her films are based on sexuality, gender, identity, communalism and culture. Her notable works include ''Dharmayuddha'' (Holy War, 1989), ''Nasoor'' (Festering Wound, 1991), ''Khel'' (The Play, 1994), ''Barf'' (Snow, 1997) and ''Sita's Family'' (2001). She is best known for her trilogy on stigmatized female performers, ''Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi'' (2006), ''Naach'' (The Dance, 2008) and ''The Other Song'' (2009). She has written her first book "Tawaifnama" which has emerged from her trilogy on dancing girls. It is a well researched book on "tawaif (courtesans) living in banaras and Bhabhua. It is multi-generational chronicle first published in 2019. Provided by Wikipedia