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| 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 | |
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| Nadira | ... | Madame Gauhar Jaan | |
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Pratima Devi | ... | Salim's Badi Amma |
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Prakash Gill | ... | Hashim Khan- Horse Rider |
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Praveen Paul | ... | (as Parveen Paul) |
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Chanda | ... | (as Chanda Bai) |
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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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Country:
IndiaLanguage:
UrduRelease Date:
4 February 1972 (India) See more »Also Known As:
Pure Heart See more »Filming Locations:
Kamal Amrohi Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaCompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Salim Ahmed Khan: Come, my love, come, / let us soar beyond the moon...
Sahibjaan: I am ready, / let us go...
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In between the making of Pakeezah, Kamal Amrohi had produced and released Dil Apna Preet Parai with the same stars, this film was directed by Kishore Sahu. See more »Quotes
[singing]Salim Ahmed Khan: Come, my love, come, / let us soar beyond the moon...
Sahibjaan: I am ready, / let us go...
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Pakeezah has a very interesting history (which is well documented in the 'Trivia' section) about how it came to be. It seems as if destiny conspired to test Kamal Amrohi (the director) while at the same time secretly desiring to see him complete his masterpiece.
Pakeezah rides on metaphors, poetry and visual elocution. As a result the intensity with which emotions come out achieve a dimension which may not be very real but are very effective and leave an impact on the viewer.
Meena Kumari lives the tragedy of Nargis and Sahib Jaan like her own. The other stars of the film, besides her, are Ghulam Mohammed (the music director), Lata Mangeshkar, Naushad (background score) and Joseph Wirsching (the d.o.p). Their music and cinematography leaves you spell bound.
Pakeezah is a classic in world cinema. It reveals new layers to you every time you watch it again. Kamal Amrohi is one of the rare poets of cinema and he left us all a gift.