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{{Infobox film
| name = Al Hilal
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Mehboob Khan]]
| producer = [[Sagar Movietone]]
| writer = [[Wajahat Mirza]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]]<br>Indira<br>[[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]<br>Kayam Ali
| music = Pransukh Nayak
| cinematography = [[Faredoon Irani]]
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = Sagar Movietone
| released = 1935
| runtime = 158 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Urdu|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Al Hilal''''' (Judgement of Allah) is a 1935 [[Urdu]]/[[Hindi]] costume drama film.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web | title=Judgement-of-Allah - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253918/Judgement-of-Allah/overview | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041614/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253918/Judgement-of-Allah/overview | archive-date=2016-03-05 | url-status=unfit | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=[[The New York Times]] | publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] | author=Jonathan Crow | date=2016 | access-date=2020-09-23}}</ref> It was the debut directorial venture of [[Mehboob Khan]].<ref name=filmtvguild>{{cite web|title=Film & Television Producers Guild of India – Mehboob Khan Founder Member|url=http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html|website=filmtvguildindia.org|publisher=The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd|access-date=7 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330062416/http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He went on to become "one of the pioneer directors of Indian Cinema".<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite news|last1=Abootty|title=Remembering the Pioneer of Indian Cinema|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Remembering-the-Pioneer-of-Indian-Cinema/2014/04/04/article2147741.ece|agency=Indian Express|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=4 April 2014}}</ref> The film is thought to be inspired by [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s [[The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)|''The Sign of the Cross'']].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ahmed|first1=Rauf|title=Mehboob Khan The Legends of Indian Cinema Series|date=2008|publisher=Wisdom Tree|location=India|isbn=9788183281065|pages=21}}</ref> The film was produced by [[Sagar Movietone]]. The director of photography was [[Faredoon Irani]]. The music composer was Pransukh Nayak with lyrics by Munshi Ehsan Lucknavi.<ref name=muvyz>{{cite web|title=Judgement of Allah 1935|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/es414737/songs/#tabs|website=MuVyz|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> It starred Kumar, Indira, [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], [[Sitara Devi]], Kayam Ali and Mehboob Khan.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Al Hilal 1935|url=http://www.citwf.com/film9947.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> The film depicted fictionalised history in the form of a Roman-Arab conflict, with the son of the Ottoman Empire being captured by the Roman army and his escape from them.

==Plot==
Set in the Ottoman Empire it deals with the Caesar's (Pande) army and their skirmishes with the local Muslim rulers. The Sultan's (Asooji) son Ziyad (Kumar) is arrested by the Roman army. The Roman princess Rahil falls in love with him. A Muslim maid Leela ([[Sitara Devi]]) and the princess help him escape. What follows are long chase scenes and fights which ultimately led to success for Ziyad and his people.

==Cast==
*[[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]]
*Indira
*[[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]
*[[Sitara Devi]]
*Pande
*[[Mehboob Khan]]
*Wallace
*Asooji
*Razak
*Kayam Ali
*Azurie

==Production==
Sets were lavish and extensive use of variations made in camera technique like "tight close-ups" and skilfully captured battle scenes. Through the film Mehboob Khan also showed his expertise in the field of editing.<ref name=Likhi>{{cite news|last1=Likhi|first1=Abhilaksh|title=The master of melodrama|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99sep19/sunday/head8.htm|work=The Tribune Sunday Reading|agency=The Tribune Sunday|publisher=The Tribune|date=19 September 1999}}</ref>

==Reception==
The film was a "commercial success" and Mehboob Khan earned "critical acclaim" as a director. According to Rauf Ahmed [[Baburao Patel]] of ''[[Filmindia]]'' declared after watching the debut direction that "He will go far".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ahmed|first1=Rauf|title=Mehboob Khan The Legends of Indian Cinema Series|date=2008|publisher=Wisdom Tree|location=Delhi, India|isbn=9788183281065|pages=23}}</ref>

==Songs==
<ref name=muvyz/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title
|-
| 1
| "Ae Mohabbat Tere Hathon Kaisi Ruswai Hui"
|-
| 2
| "Bekhabar Veh Hain Khabar Kuchh Bhi Nahin"
|-
| 3
| "Ho Gayi Dil Sadchak"
|-
| 4
| "Koi Umeed Bar Nahin Aati"
|-
|5
| "Lab Pe Naam Jab Aapka Ahmed-E-Mukhtar Aaya"
|-
| 6
| "Main Toh Khanjar Hun Balma Kataari Nahin"
|-
| 7
| "Tujhe Dhoondata Tha Main"
|-
| 8
| "Veerana Dil Kisi Se Basata Na Jaayega"
|-
| 9
| "Duniya Ke Inquilab Ka Sadma Fazool Hai"
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0231835 |title =Al Hilal/Judgement of Allah }}

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[[Category:1935 films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mehboob Khan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1935 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Films set in the Byzantine Empire]]

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