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{{short description|1953 film}}
{{about|1953 Hindi film|other uses|Anarkali (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film | name = Anarkali
| image = Anarkalli.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Nandlal Jaswantlal]]
| producer = [[Filmistan|Filmistan Ltd.]]
| writer = [[Ramesh Saigal]] Hameed Butt (Dialogue Director)
| based_on = {{based on|Anārkalī|[[Imtiaz Ali Taj]]}}
| screenplay = Ramesh Saigal
| story = [[Nasir Hussain]]

| starring = [[Pradeep Kumar]] [[Bina Rai]] [[Kuldip Kaur]] Mubarak
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]] Vasant Prakash
| cinematography = Marshall Braganza
| editing = Babu Lavande
| studio = [[Filmistan|Filmistan Ltd.]]
| distributor = Filmistan Ltd.
| released = {{start date|df=yes|1953|01|02}}
| runtime = 148 mins
| language = [[Hindi]] [[Urdu]]
| country = India
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|23.5 million}}
}}
'''''Anarkali''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1953|1953]] [[Indian film|Indian]] [[historical drama]] film, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and written by [[Nasir Hussain]] and Hameed Butt, based on the historical legend of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Jahangir]] (Salim). As per the legend, Jahangir revolted against his father [[Akbar]] over his love for a common girl called [[Anarkali]].

It was the top grossing [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] in the year of its release - 1953.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022121/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw== 1953 Top Earners at the box office (Figures in Indian Rupees)] [[Box Office India]] website, Retrieved 5 December 2019</ref> Another film on the same theme was ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'', released in 1960, which turned out to be one of the biggest box office success in the history of Indian cinema and a major critical success as well.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120919200236/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=123&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5 1960-1969 Top earners at the box office] Box Office India website, Retrieved 5 December 2019</ref>

==Plot==
[[Shahanshah|Shahenshah]] Jalal-ud-din [[Akbar]] is the grandson of [[Babur]], and the son of [[Humayun]]. He is known to have ruled over [[Hindustan]] with a humane and just heart. He knew in order to garner the support of the [[Hindu]]s, he must treat them sensitively, allow them to worship freely, and in order to maintain this peace, he married [[Mariam-uz-Zamani|Jodha Bai]], a Hindu [[Rajput]], the sister of [[Raja Bhagwant Das]]. Through this marriage they became the proud parents of Shehzada Salim ([[Jahangir]]). Akbar first met Nadira in the Anar garden, while she was awaiting the arrival of her lover. So pleased he was with her that he wanted to reward her, but she only asked for an Anar, so he ended up bestowing her with the name of '[[Anarkali]]'. He met her the second time when she was able to revive Salim, who was seriously wounded in a war in Kabul. Once again Akbar was pleased with her, wanted to reward her, but again she turned him down. The third time she ended up annoying Akbar when she sang and danced in his court under the influence of alcohol, and he has her imprisoned. The very foundations of Akbar's palace will be shaken to the roots, and his manner of meting out justice will be put to the extreme test, when he finds out that Salim is in love with Anarkali and wants to marry her. While Akbar may have been successful to end the strife between Hindus and Muslims, but will be able to break down the wall between the rich and the poor?

==Cast==
* [[Bina Rai]] as [[Anarkali|Nadira]]<ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/anarkali/ |website=Upperstall.com website|title=Anarkali (1953 film)|author=Karan Bali|accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref>
* [[Pradeep Kumar|Pradeepkumar]] as [[Jahangir|Shehzada Salim]]<ref name=upperstall/>
* [[Kuldip Kaur]] as Gulzar
* [[Ruby Mayer|Sulochana]] as [[Mariam-uz-Zamani|Rani Jodha Bai]]<ref name=upperstall/>
* S. L. Puri as [[Raja Man Singh]]
* [[Manmohan Krishna]] as Parvez
* Nurjehan
* Mubarak as [[Akbar|Shahenshah Jalal-ud-din Akbar]]<ref name=upperstall/>

==Soundtrack==
The composer Vasant Prakash was initially appointed as the Music Director of this film, but fell out with the film producer S. Mukerji after having recorded just one song with [[Geeta Dutt]]. Prakash had intended for all of the female songs in this film to be given to [[Geeta Dutt]]. The composer C. Ramchandra took over the project, and insisted not only that all of the female songs be sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], but that the [[Geeta Dutt]] number also be removed from the film. Although the Filmistan group agreed, the Geeta song stayed in the movie, the famous ''Aa Jaan-e-Wafaa''.<ref name=upperstall/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyricist !! Music Composer
|-
| 1
| "Aa Jaan e Wafaa"<ref name=upperstall/>
| [[Geeta Dutt]]
| [[Jan Nissar Akhtar]]
| Vasant Prakash
|-
| 2
| "Aaja Ab To Aaja"<ref name=upperstall/>
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]
| [[C. Ramchandra]]
|-
| 3
| "Mujhse Mat Poochh"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 4
| "Dua Kar Gham-E-Dil"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Shailendra
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 5
| "Jaag Dard-E-Ishq Jaag"<ref name=upperstall/>
| Lata Mangeshkar, [[Hemant Kumar]]
| Rajendra Krishan
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 6
| "Mohabbat Aisi Dhadkan Hai"<ref name=upperstall/>
| Lata Mangeshkar
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 7
| "Zindagi Pyar Ki Do Char Ghadi"<ref name=upperstall/>
| Hemant Kumar
| Rajendra Krishan
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 8
| "O Aasman Wale Shikwa Hai Zindagi Ka"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Hasrat Jaipuri
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 9
| "Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai"<ref name=upperstall/>
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Rajendra Krishan
| C. Ramchandra
|-
| 10
| "Ae Baad E Saba Zara Ahista Chal"
| Hemant Kumar
|
|
|-
| 11
| "Mohabbat Mein Aise Kadam Dagamagae"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Rajendra Krishan
|
|}

==Box office==
In India, it was the top-grossing film of 1953, grossing {{INR|23.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==|title=Box Office 1953|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=30 October 2013|publisher=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030032323/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==|archivedate=30 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ({{US$|4.94 million|long=no}}).{{#tag:ref|4.7619 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1951 to 1965<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref>|group=n|name=RupeeUSD}} This is equivalent o {{US$|{{Inflation|US|4.94|1953}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|2.96 billion}})<ref name="exchange2016">{{cite web |title=Exchange Rates (68.3 INR per USD) |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2076.html |year=2016 |accessdate=30 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215024949/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook//fields/2076.html |archive-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> adjusted for inflation in 2016.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0045506|Anarkali}}
*[https://www.citwf.com/film14713.htm Anarkali (1953 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website]

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[[Category:Films set in the 16th century]]
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[[Category:Cultural depictions of Akbar]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jahangir]]
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[[Category:Films about courtesans in India]]

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