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The Emperor of the Mughals

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A prince (Dilip Kumar) rebels against his father (Prithviraj Kapoor) after the man tries to thwart his romance with a commoner (Madhubala).

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Siddhant Adlakha IndieWire 06/30/2021
A father-son saga writ large through opulent sets, operatic performances and spellbinding cinematography, Mughal-e-Azam is a feast for the senses. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine 12/30/2006
4/5
Rightly hailed as one of the treasures of Indian cinema, this mammoth historical melodrama established any number of standard Bollywood themes and scenarios. Go to Full Review Arwa Haider Time Out 02/09/2006
At over three hours, and an alleged 17 years in the making, this is an undeniably heavy-going concoction -- but the feast of intricate sounds and visuals make it one to savour. Go to Full Review Sukanya Verma Rediff.com 08/28/2024
Mughal-E-Azam is an epic event in the history of Indian cinema. Go to Full Review Total Film Staff Total Film 11/04/2017
4/5
It's well worth visiting a seminal movie that set many of the thematic traditions for contemporary Indian cinema. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 07/11/2005
4/4
In this fully colorized version, K. Asif's already-spellbinding romance feels like it's finally, truly come into its own. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/17/2020 One of the all time greatest Indian Epic Film ever to be executed by the very Gemini man himself, K. Asif!!!!!!!! See more 04/15/2020 The real chains used for madhubala's epic scene of song, "mohabbat ki jhooti kahani", reflected real anguish threading the entire movie of a legendary love story between a prince and maid. Blossoming in the hearts of the people was inspiration of true love no matter what obstacles. The17th century love is now still word of mouth, shrouded in a mysterious enigma of what actually was anarkali's fate. You need to watch it to decided if rumours of her disappearance was due to being entombed behind walls or was she let go of in a secret tunnel See more 06/23/2019 A classic masterpeice See more 01/18/2016 best ever bollywood movie See more 07/21/2014 It's not Spartacus, but better than Asoka. The ending is kind of mean but I was expecting more evil... See more 04/15/2014 Best hindi movie ever made See more Read all reviews
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K. Asif

Director

Dilip Kumar

Salim

Madhubala

Anarkali

Prithviraj Kapoor

Emperor Akbar

Durga Khote

Empress Jodha Bai

Nigar Sultana

Bahar

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The Emperor of the Mughals

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Movie Info

Synopsis A prince (Dilip Kumar) rebels against his father (Prithviraj Kapoor) after the man tries to thwart his romance with a commoner (Madhubala).
Director
K. Asif
Producer
K. Asif
Screenwriter
K. Asif, A-Man
Distributor
STAR TV
Production Co
Sterling Investment Corp.
Genre
History, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Urdu
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$161.4K
Runtime
3h 17m