Comments on Doc Bollywood: Mughal-E-Azam (1960) - Part II

DG - The director's original vision was to have th...

2008-04-24T19:45:00.000-05:00

DG - The director's original vision was to have the whole thing in color so maybe you saw it the way it was meant to be...

I saw the colourized version, and I thought it was...

2008-04-14T10:38:00.000-05:00

I saw the colourized version, and I thought it was really lovely in colour (although of course, I can't compare it to the black-and-white version, which I suppose is a blessing!) I will try to see it in black-and-white as well.

Amrita - so true about the movie. Did you ever see...

2008-04-09T17:03:00.000-05:00

Amrita - so true about the movie. Did you ever see 'Anarkali'? I love the songs of that movie as well but have heard that it is far inferior to Mughal-E-Azam. It was supposedly pressed into production early when word that K. Asif was planning to make a similiar movie & not really done well.

But your comment really brings together the main reason that this blog exists - to share songs that I grew up loving with a few select friends :)

Sanket - mughal-e-azam is my favorite movie as far...

2008-04-08T00:14:00.000-05:00

Sanket - mughal-e-azam is my favorite movie as far as dialogues as concerned. and unlike say, heer ranjha where they actively tried to make it all verse, this movie had good actors in it so it all worked. and my mom was a huge fan of everything connected to it so I grew up singing the songs and watching the movie, so thanks for the link!

Nida - in addition to the hindu muslim thing, Raj was a married man with quite a few children and wasn't inclined to give them up. Nargis eventually saw the light and moved on.

DG - It is one of the few films that just keeps it...

2008-04-07T13:55:00.000-05:00

DG - It is one of the few films that just keeps it's magic and never feels dated. Did you watch the B/W or colorized version? I am usually against colorizing movies but since this film was partly in color & the director's original vision was in color I am going to revisit it that way soon as well.

Nida - Thanks for the kind words! I just wish I understood Urdu better so I wouldn't need subtitles on this particular one - maybe a year of living in Lucknow would do the trick? ;) There was indeed an offscreen relationship between the two but Raj's strict Hindu family forbade the relationship. Ironic since Nargis ended up marrying another Hindu actor (Sunil Dutt).

Finally the India/Pakistan angle is one of neverending fascination for me as well as extreme sadness as well. I wrote about it on my blog on the following post about Independence - check it out when you get a chance...

http://www.docbollywood.com/2006/08/tryst-with-destiny-independence-day.html

Sanket--I will be sitting down to watch this movie...

2008-04-04T11:51:00.000-05:00

Sanket--

I will be sitting down to watch this movie this afternoon. After reading your very informative and interesting posts, I just can't wait!! It's so fascinating to me, too, how the India/Pakistan history had an impact on the film industry as well. This makes sense that it would, but I just find it very interesting.

Aside: You mention Raj Kapoor's connection to Nargis. Was there an offscreen romance that occured?

I have just finished watching the film for the fir...

2008-04-01T19:07:00.000-05:00

I have just finished watching the film for the first time, and as you said, it did transport me to another time and place. I can't wait to revisit it.