Figures like Shakeela, Maria, and Reshma became household names, commanding box-office draws that occasionally rivaled mainstream superstars. While mainstream media dismissed these films as crude exploitation, they single-handedly kept many standalone theaters financially afloat during a dark economic period. The Decline
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