Dance bars have been theme of several moviesfilms, such as ''[[Chandni Bar]]''. Dance bars are also regularly featured in [[item songs]] in [[Bollywood]] movies.<ref name=dance3>Vikrant Kishore, Amit Sarwal, Parichay Patra (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=UwLeCwAAQBAJ&dq=dance+bar+in+item+songs&pg=PT183 ''Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations'']</ref>
*''[[Chandni Bar]]'', a 2001 moviefilm in which [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] played role of a Bar Dancer.<ref name=dance5>Shweta Punj, 2013, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gTzAAAAAQBAJ&dq=dance+bar&pg=PT31 Why I Failed: Lessons from Leaders]</ref>
*[[Deepika Padukone]] played the role of an out-of-worka bar dancer 'Mohini' from Maharashtra during the time of the ban in the 2014 film ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Deepika-Padukone-to-play-bar-dancer-in-Happy-New-Year/Article1-1118260.aspx |title=Deepika Padukone to play bar-dancer in Happy New Year - Hindustan Times |access-date=2013-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055352/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Deepika-Padukone-to-play-bar-dancer-in-Happy-New-Year/Article1-1118260.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
