 Mulk Raj Anand's debut novel, "Untouchable" (1935), is based on the theme of untouchability.The Hindi film "Achhut Kannya" (Untouchable Maiden, 1936), starring Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani, was an early reformist film.The debut novel of Arundhati Roy, "The God of Small Things" (1997), also has themes surrounding the caste system across religions.