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Aman (dialogue)
Aman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 April 2005 (USA) more
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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

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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)
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Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (2004 re-release) | Mono
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Trivia:
The first full feature-length movie to be revived/colorized for a theatrical re-release in the history of world cinema. It has been done for some Hollywood movies but only for re-release on home video. more
Quotes:
[Akbar has awarded Sangtaraash for his work - and has ordered him to marry Anarkali]
Sangtaraash: [laughing] There is a short distance between the oppression and justice of kings.
Bahar: You should be delighted that the king is honouring you with prizes and gifts.
Sangtaraash: Delighted? Only weak people show happiness. I was making a joke.
Bahar: So you are not agreed to his views.
Sangtaraash: [throwing away the king's award] No, I am not.
Bahar: Do you know the result?
[both of them look at the sculptor's unfinished piece of the death sentence]
Sangtaraash: Perhaps this sculpture may be completed with my blood!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya more

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Historical Epic of Indian Cinema !, 11 May 2005
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Author: Umar Mansoor Bajwa (umar_mansoor@yahoo.com) from Lahore, Pakistan

Mughal-e-Azam is indeed a colossal of a movie and its spell binding appeal and courtly grandeur has been further enhanced by the recently released color version.

Dilip Kumar, the icon of Indian Cinema and its first super star as well, has rendered complete resonance to the hedonistic persona of prince Saleem. The love travails of the myth of Anarkali have been splendidly captured on the tinsel screen through the superb portrayal by both, Madhu Bala and legendary Dilip Kumar. Besides, Pirthvi RajKapoor has also projected the required prestige and magnitude to the role of Emperor Akbar. It is worth watching, another time in color scope.

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