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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   837 votes
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Director:
K. Asif
Writers:
Aman (dialogue)
Aman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 April 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical | Romance | War more
Plot:
Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair between the Mughal Crown Prince Saleem and the beautiful... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Prithviraj Kapoor ... Badshah Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar (as Prithviraj)

Dilip Kumar ... Shehzada Nooruddin Mohammad Saleem

Madhubala ... Anarkali
Durga Khote ... Empress Jodha Bai
Nigar Sultana ... Bahar
Ajit ... Durjan Singh
M. Kumar ... Sculptor Sangtaraash (as Kumar)
Murad ... Raja Mann Singh
Jilloo Maa ... Anarkali's Mother (as Jillo Bai)
Vijayalaxmi
S. Nazir
Sheela Delaya ... Suraiya, Anarkali's Sister
Surendra (as Surinder)
Johnny Walker
Jalal Agha ... Young Prince Saleem
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Emperor of the Mughals
The Great Mughal
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Runtime:
173 min | 185 min (2004 colorized version)
Country:
India
Language:
Urdu
Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (2004 re-release) | Mono
Certification:
UK:PG

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Trivia:
The heavy chains Madhubala wore in the film were authentic, not the lightweight models worn in those days. It was her greatest ordeal in the film and she was bedridden for days nursing the bruises caused by wearing those chains. more
Quotes:
[Salim finds Anarkali with a candle. He takes it from her]
Anarkali: Prince, for God's sake, don't lose this grace of princeliness.
Prince Saleem: [holding the candle to her face] I want to demolish this wall of higher and lower. Anarkali, look at me - I want to see my love in your eyes.
Anarkali: [covering her eyes] Prince, don't look, it doesn't have anything in it but the grief of a servant.
Prince Saleem: Forget that you are a servant, and let Salim see in your eyes what you feared to speak.
Anarkali: Don't snatch my drams from my eyes, I'll die.
Prince Saleem: Anarkali! I'll convert those dreams into reality...
[they hear footsteps]
Anarkali: Someone's coming - they'll see you!
Prince Saleem: Let them see me!
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shreemaan Aashique (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Mohe Panghat Pe more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Mughal-E-Azam, 11 December 2006
9/10
Author: paddynair-1 from India

A true masterpiece,featuring some of the greatest actors ever to grace the Indian screen.Prithviraj Kapoor,the doyen of Indian Cinema is Akbar himself and Dilip Kumar & Madhubala both put in sterling performances There is a question as to whether the storyline was actually true but the very nature of the story indicates the level of religious tolerance that existed at the time of Akbar.Akbar's wife Rani Jodhabhai was a hindu and that was the mughal method of building bridges with their hindu subjects.The role of Akbar would really serve as a model for religious amity today.The major issue Akbar had in consenting to the marriage of dancer Anarkali(represented by Madhubala) and Prince Salim(Dilip Kumar) was the class status.After all it was the 16th century All in all,a grand spectacle which showcases Indian culture at its very best and grandest and leaves one to wonder at the relative deterioration in subsequent centuries

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