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Title: Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
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Cast
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| Prithviraj Kapoor | ... | Emperor Akbar (as Prithviraj) | |
| Madhubala | ... | Anarkali | |
| Dilip Kumar | ... | Prince Saleem | |
| Durga Khote | ... | Maharani Jodha Bai | |
| Nigar Sultana | ... | Bahar | |
| Ajit | ... | Durjan Singh | |
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M. Kumar | ... | Sculptor (as Kumar) |
| Murad | ... | Raja Mann Singh | |
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Jilloo Maa | ... | Anarkali's Mother (as Jillo Bai) |
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Vijayalaxmi | ||
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S. Nazir | ||
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Sheela Delaya | ... | Suraiya |
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Surendra | ... | (as Surinder) |
| Johnny Walker | |||
| Jalal Agha | ... | Young Prince Saleem | |
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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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When bookings for the film opened, there was chaos and near-riots at Mumbai's famous Maratha Mandir. Fans reportedly waited in queue for days, with family members ferrying them food from home. The police had to intervene when the crowd, reportedly a 100,000 strong, became too unruly. The tickets were dockets containing photographs and trivia about the film and are now considered collector's items. See more »Crazy Credits
2004: The End Credits play the song 'Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya' and its 1960 end credits are adjacent to the 2004 (Technicians) credits. See more »Alternate Versions
The original version is in B/W and only one song 'Pyar kiya to darna kya...' was shot in color as most of the film (by the time color technology was available) was complete. This was at the end of almost 10 years that the film was being completed. However, the year 2004 re-release is re-mastered from the original B/W version to Color with Dolby Digital sound and some visual enhancements. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
IndiaLanguage:
UrduRelease Date:
5 August 1960 (India) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
INR15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$60,258, 3 April 2005Gross USA:
$161,434Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$161,434Company Credits
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I haven't seen the black and white original of Mughal E Azam since the '80's, but I recently saw the restored revived colourised 2004 re-release for the first time and was astounded by the results. I'm not a believer in messing around with the originals, but bearing in mind director Asif always wanted to make the whole film in colour but didn't have enough money the "final" product is amazing to see - such is technology! It was incredibly expensive to make as it was, the restoration process must have cost a fabulous amount too.
Seminal Indian epic purporting to deal with events from about 400 years ago around Prince Saleem (Dilip Kumar) falling in love with a court dancer Anarkali (Madhubala) to his father Akbar's utter opposition and eventually causing a rift leading to all out war. The drama and war spectacle scenes are memorable enough, with thousands of humans and animals as extras, and the music is uniformly superb too. But it's Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (If I have loved someone>why should I be afraid?) sung by Anarkali (Lata) to the 2 of them in the Hall Of Mirrors that is absolutely stunning - I will have to get the original and compare, because the remaster seems to have turned this song into something even more magical and mesmerising than I remembered. It took Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni one night to compose music and lyrics so timeless - a colourful piece of poetry in motion, with the insistent kaleidoscopic climax added by Asif. Awesome! According to the legend it was supposed to have an unhappy ending - needless to say I'm glad it was altered here to a happy one after such a roller-coaster ride!
A tremendous work of Art, showing the very best of Indian cinema.