A Zenana: Scenes and Recollections
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1986.9.4
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jhala, Jayasinhji
label: Collection Creator
content: Sandall, Roger
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content: Jayasinhji Jhala and Roger Sandall films of India
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (60 minutes, color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film documents the secluded palace women's quarters, zenana, of Dhrangadhra, in northern India. The film captures songs, dances, and memories of several palace women including the Maharani, mother of one of the filmmakers. They reflect upon women's roles under the strictness of their former seclusion and the ideals of women's purity and inner strength.