Anarkali (1953 film)
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This article is about 1953 Hindi film. For other uses, see Anarkali (disambiguation).
Anarkali is a 1953 Indian historical drama film, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and written by Nasir Hussain and Hameed Butt, based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (Salim). As per the legend, Jahangir revolted against his father Akbar over his love for a common girl called Anarkali.
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Directed by | Nandlal Jaswantlal |
Written by | Ramesh Saigal Hameed Butt (Dialogue Director) |
Screenplay by | Ramesh Saigal |
Story by | Nasir Hussain |
Based on | Anārkalī by Imtiaz Ali Taj |
Produced by | Filmistan Ltd. |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Marshall Braganza |
Edited by | Babu Lavande |
Music by | C. Ramchandra Vasant Prakash |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Filmistan Ltd. |
Release date | 2 January 1953 (1953-01-02) |
Running time | 148 mins |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi Urdu |
Box office | ₹23.5 million |
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It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release - 1953.[1] Another film on the same theme was Mughal-e-Azam, released in 1960, which turned out to be one of the biggest box office successes in the history of Indian cinema and a major critical success as well.[1]