Anarkali

Name: Anarkali
Genre: Drama
Released: 1928

1928

Drama

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A silent film adaptation of the popular, yet legendary, tragic romance between Mughal Prince Salim (the future Emperor Jahangir) and the courtesan Anarkali. Their forbidden love incurs Emperor Akbar's wrath, leading to Anarkali's legendary punishment of being walled up alive. This pioneering film is considered lost.

Crew

Director R.S. Choudhury
Screenplay Narayan Vijay Thakur
Story Narayan Vijay Thakur

Cast

Ruby Myers
Anarkali (as Sulochana)
D
Dinshaw Bilimoria
(as D.Billimoria)
P
Putli
J
Jamshedji
M
Madanrai Vakil
M
Mehboob
S
Sakhu
Z
Zillu

Crew

Director — R.S. Choudhury
Screenplay — Narayan Vijay Thakur
Story — Narayan Vijay Thakur

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