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Kamal Amrohi (written by)
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The story of a prostitute, with a pure heart (PAKEEZAH), and grand dreams... full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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A parody of all the dreams you've ever had..........
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ashok Kumar | ... | Shahabuddin |
 | Meena Kumari | ... | Nargis / Sahibjaan |
| Raaj Kumar | ... | Salim Ahmed Khan |
| Veena | ... | Nawabjaan |
| D.K. Sapru | ... | Hakim Saab (as Sapru) |
| Kamal Kapoor | ... | Nawab Zafar Ali Khan |
| Vijay Laxmi | ||
| Jagdish Kanwal | ||
| Nadira | ... | Madame Gauhar Jaan |
| Pratima Devi | ... | Salim's Badi Amma |
| Altaf | ||
| Praveen Paul | (as Parveen Paul) | |
| Lotan | ||
| Chanda | (as Chanda Bai) | |
| Meenakshi |
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126 min (DVD)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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During the making of the film, composer 'Ghulam Mohammed' and cinematographer Josef Wirsching died, leaving director Kamal Amrohi at a loss. Eventually, though, composer Naushad was brought in to compose the background score; and after Wirsching's death, over a dozen of Bombay's top cinematographers stepped in as/when they had a break from their other assignments, and they maintained an even look.
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Referenced in Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
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Chalte Chalte
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Besides the fact that it was one of the few movies that I ever shed a tear over (bye-bye manhood), this is one of the most beautifully crafted Indian films that has ever been made. From the finely crafted sets, to those haunting looks Meena Kumari gives, no one can ever forget it. The music of Pakeezah is amazing, all the more if you can understand the sublime poetry, and is definitely one of those "OMG, 5 minutes another song" movies. You get the feeling of how trapped Sahibjaan is in among all the amazing jewelery she wears and fountained court yard she casually walks past.
A parody of all the dreams you've ever had..........