# 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, Nasoor, Khel, Barf and Sita's Family (2001). She is best known for her trilogy on stigmatized female performers, Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (2006), Naach 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.

*Documentary filmmaker*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** India
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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, Nasoor, Khel, Barf and Sita's Family (2001). She is best known for her trilogy on stigmatized female performers, Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (2006), Naach 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.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.4

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3629192/ (@nm3629192)

## Sources
- [সাবা দেওয়ান](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)
- [Saba Dewan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_Dewan)
- [सबा दीवान](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)
- [صبا دیوان](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Saba Dewan](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_Dewan)
- [ਸਬਾ ਦੀਵਾਨ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7395777)

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