"Peter Pan (1924 film) Peter Pan is a 1924 American silent adventure film released by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the play by J. M. Barrie. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, Mary Brian as Wendy, and Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell. Anna May Wong, a groundbreaking Chinese-American actress, played the Indian princess Tiger Lily. In the story, Peter Pan, a magical boy who refuses to grow up, brings the Darling children (Wendy, John, and Michael) from London to Neverland, where they have adventures that"
"Bagheera Bagheera (; ""Baghīrā""/""Bagīdah"") is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in the ""Jungle Book"" (coll. 1894) and the ""Second Jungle Book"" (coll. 1895). He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the ""man-cub"" Mowgli. The word ""bagheera"" is Hindi/Urdu for black panther-- although the root word bagh means tiger. Born in captivity in the menagerie of the Raja of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Bagheera begins to plan for his freedom after his mother dies. Once he is mature and strong enough, he breaks the lock on his cage and escapes"
"Rani Padmini Padmini, also known as Padmavati, was a legendary 13th–14th century Indian queen (Rani). Several 16th-century texts mention her, of which the earliest source is ""Padmavat"", an epic fictionalized poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE. The Jayasi text describes her story as follows: Padmavati was an exceptionally beautiful princess of the Singhal kingdom (Sri Lanka). Ratan Sen, the Rajput ruler of Chittor Fort, heard about her beauty from a talking parrot named Hiraman. After an adventurous quest, he won her hand in marriage and brought her to Chittor. Ratan Sen was captured and imprisoned by Alauddin"
"The Pink Panther (1963 film) The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale. The film introduced the cartoon character of the same name, in an opening credits sequence animated by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The film was selected in 2010 to be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry, being deemed ""culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."" As a child in Lugash, Princess Dala receives a gift from her father, the Maharajah: the ""Pink"
"his accomplice, Sam ""Smee"" Smiegel (Adeel Akhtar), stealing one of Blackbeard's flying ships and escapes into the forest. There they are found by the native chief's daughter Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and nearly executed but then Chief Great Little Panther (Jack Charles) notices Peter's pan flute pendant, left to him by Mary, which is said to belong to their people's greatest hero, the legendary Pan. Using the Memory Tree, Tiger Lily tells Peter that many years ago when the natives and the fairies united to fight together against the pirates under Blackbeard, the Fairy Prince and the love of Blackbeard's"
"language following her rescue. Her most famous depiction in adaptation is in the 1953 Disney film. Controversy has surrounded the character, as its representation has been touted as racist and sexist. Tiger Lily is depicted as both a sexualized figure and a strong warrior in Peter Pan. In an early version of the manuscript, Tiger Lily plays out a rape fantasy by asking Peter Pan what would happen if he attacked her in the woods to which the other Indians replied that “she him’s squaw”. The depiction of Tiger Lily stands in stark contrast to the female figure of Wendy."
"ship sinks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean during a voyage to North America. Richard Parker is a royal Bengal tiger who is stranded on the lifeboat with Pi when the ship sinks. Richard Parker lives on the lifeboat with Pi and is kept alive with the food and water Pi delivers. Richard Parker develops a relationship with Pi that allows them to coexist in their struggle. In the novel, a hunter named Richard Parker is hired to kill a panther thought to have killed seven people within two months. Instead, he accidentally immobilizes a female Bengal tiger with"
"worried about what his child will find around the next corner, the big cat who knows he has to let go just a little but can't find it in himself to do so"". Bagheera Bagheera (; ""Baghīrā""/""Bagīdah"") is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in the ""Jungle Book"" (coll. 1894) and the ""Second Jungle Book"" (coll. 1895). He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the ""man-cub"" Mowgli. The word ""bagheera"" is Hindi/Urdu for black panther-- although the root word bagh means tiger. Born in captivity in the menagerie of"
"the king about this. The King announces that the person who brings his daughter back will get a huge sum of gold. Takku (Relangi) and Tikku (Ramana Reddy) start to bring the Princess after hearing the announcement. In the death house, Rupa is caught by an enchanter (Shobhan Babu) and takes her to their Queen Gandharva Rani (Mohana). She orders Chandrasena to bring the musical tree from ""Chambala Island"", ruled by wizard Kanakaksha (Mukkamala) to get back Rupa. After a lot of effort, Chandrasena reaches the island where Kanakaksha's daughter Champa (Girija) falls in love with Chandrasena. He gets her"
"healed him with a bit of starstuff. In the end, he lets Peter stay on the island when he refuses to go home. Teacher - Teacher is a strikingly beautiful, blonde mermaid and the leader of a group of them. Before the group met Peter, they wanted to keep the trunk to themselves. Teacher can communicate with Peter through thoughts and helps him along the way. She and Molly are very jealous of one another. Both are very fond of Peter, especially after he saved their lives. Tinker Bell - Was a green and yellow bird before being exposed to"
"member of the Disney Princess line-up and the franchise's first Indigenous American member. Following his directorial debut with ""The Rescuers Down Under"" (1990), Mike Gabriel happened upon an image of Pocahontas in a history book and decided that he wanted to pitch a film about her to Disney executives. Feeling that he was not adept at drawing women, he went to the pitch meeting with a Xeroxed image of Tiger Lily from ""Peter Pan"" (1953) which he added animals to. His one sentence pitch for the film was: ""An Indian princess falls in love with an English settler, then is"
"The Jungle Princess The Jungle Princess is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Wilhelm Thiele starring Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland. Christopher Powell is in Malaya with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting, he is attacked by a tiger, and his native guides run away, leaving him for dead. But the tiger is the pet of Ulah, a beautiful young woman who grew up by herself in the jungle. She rescues Chris and takes him back to her cave, where she nurses him to health and falls in love with him. When he eventually"
"have dire consequences). Lord Aster makes Molly a full-fledged Starcatcher, and promises her a St. Bernard puppy when they return home. With the starstuff gone, their mission has been fulfilled. Peter mentions his encounter with Teacher to Molly and Lord Aster, and to Molly's horror she and her father realize that Peter cannot leave the island. They realize that Peter, by being dunked in the golden, starstuff-infused waters of the grotto, has been transformed. They share with him the other meaning of Pan: the island and its inhabitants are now his family. Lord Aster captures the yellow bird in the"
"Vikramaditya then saves Jumbo from the soldiers. It is then revealed that Vikramaditya is the prince of a captured kingdom and is a POW. After running away from the camp Jumbo realizes that he is separated from his mother and is lost in the jungle. He wanders in the jungle for a while where he meets Sonia (voiced by Lara Dutta) a cute pink elephant. He meets some villagers and a wise old Mahout who is the guardian of Sonia. They teach him the art of war and also make him strong and confident. He grows up to be a"
"the Vedas – the Hindu scriptures. Her father resented the parrot's closeness to his daughter, and ordered the bird to be killed. The panicked parrot bade goodbye to the princess and flew away to save its life. It was trapped by a bird catcher, and sold to a Brahmin. The Brahmin bought it to Chittor, where the local king Ratan Sen purchased it, impressed by its ability to talk. The parrot greatly praised Padmavati's beauty in front of Ratan Sen, who became determined to marry Padmavati. He leaves his kingdom as a Nath yogi. Guided by the parrot and accompanied"
"While many of the female characters appear to desire the affections of Peter Pan, Wendy, the older sister in the Darling family, is presented as a pure, motherly, and talkative figure, often associated with the color white. Conversely, Tiger Lily is depicted as both ethnic and quiet, but not embodying the stereotypical role of a woman. Although Peter Pan saves both Wendy and Tiger Lily in the story, Tiger Lily promises to protect him from the threat of pirates in return. Tiger Lily is brave in the face of fear and possesses important knowledge of the forest. The Disney character"
"world. Princess Rana's kingdom and family are being threatened by the evil and sinister sorcerer Prince Aliyander. However, when the talking frog she befriends comes between her and Aliyander, Aliyander attempts to hurt it, unwittingly freeing the cursed Prince Lian, Aliyander's brother. As a confrontation ensues, Lian aids Rana in defeating Aliyander for good. After her brother is enchanted by the cursed Golden Hind, misfit Princess Korah rides out to chase the hind herself. She follows it inside a stone hill where she finds the hind has turned into a beautiful woman. The woman and her brother tell her of"
"blade to her throat. With Raavan being alerted, Sita turns back and is startled to see that it is Samichi. The book is based on Sita, the legendary Indian queen regarded as an incarnation of Lakshmi. The title was revealed by the author at his Facebook Page. The story begins with King Janak of Mithila finding a girl child abandoned in a field. She is mysteriously guarded by a vulture from a pack of wolves. King Janak adopts her but he had not wondered that this orphan girl will be the one needed for the protection of the divine land"
"proves her purity before she is accepted by Rama, which for the first time makes his brother Lakshmana get angry at him. In some versions of the epic, the fire-god Agni creates Maya Sita, who takes Sita's place and is abducted by Ravana and suffers his captivity, while the real Sita hides in the fire. During the Agni Pariksha, Maya Sita and the real Sita exchange places again. While some texts say that Maya Sita is destroyed in the flames of Agni Pariksha, others narrate how she is blessed and reborn as the epic heroine Draupadi or the goddess Padmavati."
"What Made the Red Man Red? ""What Made the Red Man Red?"" is a song from the 1953 Disney animated film ""Peter Pan"", in which ""the natives tell their story through stereotypical dance while singing"". Contemporary audiences may consider it racist and offensive due to its exaggerated stereotypes. Although a similar depiction was displayed within J.M. Barrie's original play, later adaptions have reimagined the ""Indians,"" while the Disney version—and this song in particular—were said to have ""doubled-down on racial stereotypes"". It has been compared to the song ""Savages"" from the 1995 Disney film ""Pocahontas"", which contains negative lyrics regarding Native"
"the princess Nandini (Shanta Apte). However, she finds her old enemy Durjaya and takes him prisoner cutting off one of his legs. Nandini has been hiding in a chest, and when she comes out of it, the imprisoned Durjaya sees her. He falls in love with her and offers her his food. Nandini however falls in love with a young shepherd boy Sudhir (Nandrekar). When she meets Saudamini and her helper Rekha (Vasanti) she joins them as a pirate and tells Sudhir off. Durjaya escapes with the help of Sudhir and arrives to arrest Saudamini. Saudamini is captured, but the"
"As Padmavati and Ratansen consummate their marriage in Singhal, Ratansen's first wife Nagmati longs for him in Chittor. She uses a bird to send a message to Singhal, following which Ratansen decides to return to Chittor. Ratansen has excessive pride in being married to the most beautiful woman on the earth, for which he is punished by a sea storm during the return journey. He and Padmavati are rescued by the Ocean, but all their followers die in the storm. Lakshmi, the daughter of the Ocean, tests Ratansen's love for Padmavati by appearing before him disguised as Padmavati. Ratansen passes"
"out of the Jungle. They murder forest officer Anthony (Dalip Tahil) and Raja (Mithun Chakravarty) takes charge in his place. Elephant Ram, Monkey Bansi & Parrot Mithu are Raja's friends in the Jungle. They help each other in the time of distress. Once Raja rescues Ram from the clutches of a crocodile. Raja warns Sher Singh and Nagender to stop the smuggling, resulting in enimity between them. Sher Singh wants to marry his unworthy son Nagender with Pooja (Amala), the daughter of a millionaire Brijmohan (Sujit Kumar). Bharti (Shobha Khote), Sher Singh's wife, on the other hand wants that Pooja"
"defeated him after a fierce battle and rescued Ashokasundari, whom he married. Over course of time, in absence of Indra, Nahusha was temporarily made the regent of heaven. Ashokasundari Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुंदरी, ) or Ashoka Sundari, is a goddess and the daughter of Shiva and Parvati in Hinduism. She is referenced to in the ""Padma Purana"" (पद्म पुराण), which narrates her story. The goddess is mostly venerated in South India in the form of Bala Tripurasundari. Her son is called Yayati. Ashokasundari was created from the wish-fulfilling tree Kalpavriksha when Parvati wished for reducing her loneliness. The words in her"
"tells his friends about this experience but no one believes him except for Patty (Bianca King), his fiancée. What Ariel doesn't know is that Patty was also a mermaid. She was banished from sea because of something she had done. And this is why she believes his story. Under the sea, we meet Maya (Pauleen Luna) a mermaid with a mission. She has to find the Green Pearl, stolen by the evil mermaid, Ara. Ara left the sea and went into hiding on land. It is up to Maya to recover the Green Pearl from Ara. Thalia, queen of the"
"all the beasts of the region in the past few months. The Asuras, however, had also suffered equal losses and only a handful amongst them had survived. Rama and his fellow travelers then sprint towards Mithila in order to prevent further destruction. At Mithila, they subdue the last remnants of the dispatched Asura force thus saving the princess of the region, a woman by the name of Seeta who is gifted with magical powers of nature. Vishwamitra states that it is to be Rama's role to act as a protector to this woman, a role that he refuses to take"
"climbs up the peepal tree but she forgets her doll, Mumta. The flood soon reaches the level of the peepal tree and she almost gives up hope when she sees a boy in a boat trying to rescue her. The boy rescues her and she forgets about Mumta. Once the two are out of danger, the boy introduces himself as Krishan. They ate mangoes that were on the boat. Never before did Sita eat mangoes that were as sweet as the ones Krishan had offered. Sita later comes to know that her grandmother had died and she returns to the"
"they're returning to their home, they come to find out that their whole village has been destroyed by Native Americans indicating that in fact the Indian Devil saves them from the true Indian Devils and death by holding the protagonist hostage forcing the husband to travel, with the child, to save his wife. Another major theme to this story is that the beast causes the woman to analyze her own sexuality, religion, fears, and existence in her life through complete control. In this life/death situation she see that both her and the panther derive from God and that all his"
"Piyali Roy is a young marine biologist, of Indian descent but stubbornly American, in search of a rare, endangered river dolphin, ""Orcaella brevirostris"". Her journey begins with a disaster, when she is thrown from a boat into crocodile-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, Piya and Fokir are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle"
"made in India. These include Debaki Bose's silent film ""Kamonar Agun"" or ""Flames of Flesh"" (1930), and the Hindi language ""Maharani Padmini"" (1964). Rani Padmini Padmini, also known as Padmavati, was a legendary 13th–14th century Indian queen (Rani). Several 16th-century texts mention her, of which the earliest source is ""Padmavat"", an epic fictionalized poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE. The Jayasi text describes her story as follows: Padmavati was an exceptionally beautiful princess of the Singhal kingdom (Sri Lanka). Ratan Sen, the Rajput ruler of Chittor Fort, heard about her beauty from a talking parrot named Hiraman."
"wealth and that her little sister Kamal had a special circular mark/formation on the palm of her right hand. This was not known to anyone until this time. Since Ganga had such a mark on her right hand the rumor goes around that Ganga was the younger princess. The Princess announces a large reward for whoever will find Ganga. Ganga's mother brings her dead body out of the pond and asks the princess to give her the reward. The princess cries in deep remorse. A few days later a blue lotus (neel kamal) is seen growing in the pond at"
"Padmini. In Chittor, while Ratan Sen and Padmini were making love, a Brahmin named Raghav Vyas accidentally interrupted them. Fearing Ratan Sen's anger, he escaped to Delhi, where he was received honourably at the court of Alauddin Khalji. When Alauddin learned about the existence of beautiful ""padmini"" women on the island of Singhal, he set out on an expedition to Singhal. However, his soldiers drowned in the sea. Alauddin managed to obtain a tribute from the king of Singhal, but could not obtain any ""padmini"" women. Alauddin learned that the only ""padmini"" woman on the mainland was Padmavati. So, he"
"Indus river. A Rishi's daughter in the nearby forest, becomes influenced by the power the Queen wields and sets up a woman's army of her own to fight the invading army. India gets divided into two sets of armies, one, the women's army, led by Tilottama and the second, all-male, led by Machchindra who has by now defeated the invaders with the help of his army. The story continues with the meeting of Machchindra and Tillottama, with both falling in love. Ultimately Machchindra's disciple Gorakhnath comes and helps him return to his spiritual path. The film was released on 30"