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Anarkali – Fact or Fiction ?
It is now believed that Anarkali was in her forties or older when she was suspected of having an affair with the heir apparent, Prince Salim, who was then in the thirtieth year of his life and father to at least three sons from numerous wives. Salim’s father, the otherwise enlightened Emperor Akbar, found out ...
Historical inaccuracies in Indian – Pakistani Films
Historical Inaccuracy – 1 In this song Anarkali (Madhubala) is performing in front of Mughal Emperor Akbar with the famous Sheesh Mahal shown (The Palace of Mirrors) in the background. However, it should be kept in mind that Sheesh Mahal didn’t even exist during Akbar’s reign (23 November 1542 – 27 October 1605). It was ...
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
Mughal-e Azam tells the story of the Great Mughal, Akbar (r. 1556-1605). The film’s making was itself something of an epic, as it took over fifteen years to shoot, and involved a complete change of cast (the original included Chandramohan, who played Jehangir in Pukar [1939], Nargis and Sapru), several writers and so on. It ...
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Bollywood - Year by Year - 1986: Deaths
Actress Smita Patel, known for her contribution to parallel cinema and films such as Bhu...
Syed Noor gives Pakistani cinema 101 to film students:
When one thinks of Pakistani cinema what is the first thing that comes to mind? On a funny note ...
Sangam (1964):
Sangam is Raj Kapoor's first colour film and the first one that he shot abroad. Although other f...
Pakistani Film Database - 1967:
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Aag (U)
Zeba
S.Suleman...
Videsh (2009):
Premiering to much critical acclaim at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Videsh/H...
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