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Pakeezah is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi) with Meena Kumari

Pakeezah (1972)

Pakeezah
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Length 2h6
OriginInde
Genres Drama,    Musical,    Melodrama,    Romance
Rating71% 3.5927253.5927253.5927253.5927253.592725

Pakeezah (Urdu: پاکیزہ‎, Hindi: पाक़ीज़ा; Pākīzā, meaning "Pure") is a 1972 Indian film, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi who was known for his perfectionism. The music is by Ghulam Mohammed and Naushad Ali. The film tells the story of a Lucknow tawaif played by actress Meena Kumari who died shortly after the film was completed.

Synopsis

This movie is about the tawaif Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari), who is born to a courtesan, Nargis (also Meena Kumari). After being spurned by her lover Shahabuddin's (Ashok Kumar) family, Nargis is driven to a graveyard where she gives birth to Sahibjaan secretly. Nargis dies during childbirth and her sister Nawabjaan (Veena)- a brothel madam - brings her up as her own. Unable to break away from the vicious circle, Sahibjaan grows up to be a beautiful and popular dancer/singer. Forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar), enthralled by her beauty and innocence, eventually convinces her to elope with him, which she does. But trials and tribulations await Sahibjaan as she is recognized by men wherever she goes in the company of Salim. When Salim renames her Pakeezah (pure of heart) and takes her to a cleric to be legally married, she refuses and returns to the brothel. Salim eventually decides to marry someone else and invites Sahibjaan to dance at his wedding; she agrees. During this event, Nawabjaan recognises Shahabuddin and calls him to witness the irony of the situation: It is his own daughter dancing and entertaining his family.

Actors

Meena Kumari

(Nargis / Sahibjaan)Raaj Kumar

(Salim Ahmed Khan)Ashok Kumar

(Shahabuddin)Florence Ezekiel Nadira

(Madame Gauhar Jaan)Sapru

(Hakim Saab)
And :
Kamal Kapoor
Meenakshi Shirodkar
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