Anarkali (1953 film)

Infobox Film | name = Anarkali


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director = Nandlal Jaswantlal
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writer = Nasir Hussain
starring =Pradeep Kumar
Bina Rai
Noor Jehan
music = C. Ramchandra
cinematography = Marshall Braganza
editing = Babu Lavande
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released = 1953
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language = Hindi
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imdb_id = 0045506

"Anarkali" (Hindi:, Urdu: ) is a 1953 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Jehangir. As per the legend Jehangir revolted against his father Akbar over his love for a common girl called Anarkali.It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in its decade [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/50-59.htm] .Another film on the same theme was Mughal-E-Azam, made in 1960, which was again a major commercial and critical hit.

The movie today is mainly remembered for its outstanding musical score. C.Ramachandra came up with what was perhaps the best musical score of his career. The movie has many famous songs, songs that became part of the collective psyche of Indian music lovers. Lata Mangeshkar, the queen of Indian melody, who was already a phenomenon, reached even greater heights with her songs for this movie which can only be described angelic. Most memorable among the movie's songs are "Yeh Zindagi usiki hai(Lata),Mohabbt aise dhadkan hai(Lata),Mujhse mat pooch meri ishq main(Lata),Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag(Lata-Hemant),O aasmanwale(Lata) etc..

Cast

* Pradeep Kumar
* Bina Rai

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045506/fullcredits#writers| Anarkali at IMDB]