nautanki

Etymology
Borrowed from, from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
 * 2)  An individual performance of this kind.
 * 1)  An individual performance of this kind.