Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

Director:

K. Asif

Writers:

Aman (dialogue)
Aman (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance | War

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...

Plot Keywords:

Prince | Mughal | Love | Empire | Muslim

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Emperor of the Mughals
The Great Mughal

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

Company:

Sterling Investment Corp.

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.

Quotes:

Emperor Akbar: [seeing his son misbehaving] By God, I'll not see that day when our empire will become the toy of a rake prince! Mann Singh, remove the veil of his mother's love on his head and put an iron cover on his head. Take him, raise and teach him in the hot deserts of war. Today, I hand over to you the future of the Mughals.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999)

Soundtrack:

Mohe Panghat Pe

A love epic on a grand scale...

When one thinks of great movies they remember the classics such as gone with the wind, Ben hur etc... but let us not forget one of the greatest cinematic triumphs of Hindi Cinema Mughal-e-Azam a film set in the times of the great Moughul Empire. Having seen both the part B/W and Colour and the remastered full colour version I can truly say that the colourised version truly brings out the true glory of this amazing classic putting it in a league way beyond the Classics of today. The dialogue is simply superb and the acting truly amazing modern filmmakers could learn thing or two about acting. The cinematography is simply stunning for a movie of its time. the grandeur and opulence of the sets really comes out in full colour. The story though not very relevant for modern times shows the views and attitudes of India's past. a truly great film to watch...