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First bilingual bollywood movie was called "Karma" which was produced in Hindi and English and shown in Europe and India due to production assistance from European investors. Devika Rani is the main actress or lead heroine and she plays a princess…

Coming out in 1940, this movie poster shows the main actor and actresses dressed as their respective characters. Women is wearing the modest form of a Nivi Sari.

Drawing by anonymous artist shows "tradespeople" or working class people from all over India including men and women. Key aspects to highlight for sarees are :

a) the Parsi lady shown in red wearing a symbolic white hat which gestures to the…