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I found out that Ali Peter John (Retired Editor Screen Weekly) hates the term. He mentioned that Amit Khanna claimed to invented it. When I asked for the earliest use of the term in print from my Facebook friends, Pavan Jha, who knows everything, and whatsmore remembers everything, mentioned its first appearance in an Inspector Ghote mystery by H R F Keating. It can be seen on page 40 here.

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In Anjan (1941) and in Duniya (1968)

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In Bade Sarkar (1957) during a picnic dance Sajjan tries to take advantage of Kamini Kaushal, who politely refuses.

Sajjan and Kamini Kaushal

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Book published on the 25th Anniversary of RMIM

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