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Pakeezah (1972)

126 min  -  Musical | Romance | Drama
6.8
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The story of a prostitute, with a pure heart (PAKEEZAH), and grand dreams...

Director:

Kamal Amrohi

Writer:

Kamal Amrohi

Stars:

Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Raaj Kumar
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar ...
Shahabuddin
Meena Kumari ...
Nargis / Sahibjaan
Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar ...
Salim Ahmed Khan
Veena Veena ...
Nawabjaan
D.K. Sapru D.K. Sapru ...
Hakim Saab (as Sapru)
Kamal Kapoor Kamal Kapoor ...
Nawab Zafar Ali Khan
Vijay Laxmi Vijay Laxmi
Jagdish Kanwal Jagdish Kanwal
Nadira Nadira ...
Madame Gauhar Jaan
Pratima Devi Pratima Devi ...
Salim's Badi Amma
Altaf Altaf
Praveen Paul Praveen Paul
Lotan Lotan
Chanda Chanda
Meenakshi Meenakshi
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Storyline

A girl, whose mother dies of sorrow from her husband's family's rejection, grows up singing and dancing like her mother. She works as a dancing girl and is courted by a prince, but can think only of a man she has never met, who left her a message on the train. She dreams of him and cannot dance, becomes frightened and runs into the night Written by William Kennedy <william.kennedy@spl.org>  

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Plot Keywords:

Brothel | Dance | Train | Prostitute | Feet  | See more »

Genres:

Musical | Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Urdu

Also Known As:

Pure Heart See more »

Filming Locations:

Kamal Amrohi Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mahal Pictures Pvt. Ltd., Sangeeta Enterprises See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Meena Kumari died two months after the film released. Until then, it had had a lukewarm response at the box-office, but afterwards it became a hit and acquired cult status. It also unfortunately acquired the unfortunate distinction of being considered as Kumari's last film. See more »

Quotes

Salim Ahmed Khan: This mansion is built on quicksand out of fog - it cannot give refuge to anyone.
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Connections

Referenced in Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"Teer-E-Nazar"
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar
Composed by Ghulam Mohammed
Lyrics by Kaif Bhopali See more »