Round 8: Tossup 2

In a 1955 film by Bimal Roy, Vyjayanthimala (“VYE-jay-un-thee-MAH-lah”) played a character with this profession who locks eyes with a woman in a rickshaw going to meet the male lead, who is played by Dilip Kumar. Smita Patil (“SMITH-ah PAH-til”) is among the record 12 Filmfare-winning actors who starred in a film about this profession, Shyam Benegal’s Mandi (“MUN-dee”). In a 2002 film, an actress wore a costume weighing over 60 pounds to play a character with this profession for the song “Kahe Chhed Mohe” (“KAH-hay chayd MO-hay”). Alia Bhatt (“butt”) played a real-life Mumbaikar with this profession in Gangubai Kathiawadi (“GUN-goo-bye KAH-tee-ah-WAH-dee”). Vijay renounces his fame as a poet to pursue a character with this profession played by (*) Waheeda Rahman in Guru Dutt’s film Pyaasa. In a 2002 adaptation of a novel, a character with this profession played by Madhuri Dixit enters a love triangle with Paro and her beloved, an alcoholic lawyer. For 10 points, Chandramukhi (“CHUN-druh-moo-kee”) in Devdas exemplifies the Indian trope of women with what profession having a “heart of gold?” ■END■ (10[3])

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