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Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

173 min  -  Drama | Romance | War  -   1 April 2005 (USA)
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Inspired by true events, a 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.

Director:

K. Asif

Writers:

K. Asif (screenplay), Aman (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor ...
Emperor Akbar (as Prithviraj)
Madhubala ...
Durga Khote Durga Khote ...
Nigar Sultana Nigar Sultana ...
Bahar
Ajit Ajit ...
Durjan Singh
M. Kumar M. Kumar ...
Sculptor (as Kumar)
Murad Murad ...
Raja Mann Singh
Jilloo Maa Jilloo Maa ...
Anarkali's Mother (as Jillo Bai)
Vijayalaxmi Vijayalaxmi
S. Nazir S. Nazir
Sheela Delaya Sheela Delaya ...
Suraiya, Anarkali's Sister
Surendra Surendra
Johnny Walker Johnny Walker
Jalal Agha Jalal Agha ...
Tabassum Tabassum
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Storyline

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, ill-fated court dancer, whose fervor and intensity perpetrates a war between the prince and his father the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, and threatens to bring an empire to its knees. Written by Hrishi Dixit <hrishi@slb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prince | Mughal | Love | Empire | Muslim  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Urdu

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Emperor of the Mughals See more »

Box Office

Budget:

INR 15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$60,258 (USA) (3 April 2005) (32 Screens)

Gross:

$161,434 (USA) (8 May 2005)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Sterling Investment Corp. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (2004 colorized version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2004 re-release) | Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia

The movie was originally shot three times, once each for lips moving for Hindi, Tamil and English dialogs. The Tamil version of the movie did very poorly, so the dream of having Shakespearean actors from Britain doing the dubbing in English was dropped. In 2004, it was announced that after extensive search, no copies of the English version are available. See more »

Quotes

Anarkali: In return for your Majesty's magnanimous gifts, this slave forgives Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar for her murder.
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Connections

Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.11" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya"
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Chorus
Music composed by Naushad
Lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni See more »