Mumtaz Mahal (film)
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| Mumtaz Mahal | |
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| Directed by | Kidar Nath Sharma |
| Written by | Pandit Indra (story) |
| Produced by | Ranjit Movietone |
| Starring | Khursheed Bano Chandra Mohan Madhubala Kajjanbai |
| Cinematography | Gordanbhai Patel |
| Edited by | E. Tiprudi |
| Music by | Khemchand Prakash |
| Distributed by | Ranjit Movietone |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 lakhs[2] |
| Box office | ₹35 lakhs[2] |
Mumtaz Mahal is a 1944 Indian Hindi-language historical epic film, directed by Kidar Nath Sharma and starring Khursheed Bano and Chandra Mohan.
Madhubala also stars, in one of her earliest pictures. The film opened to negative reviews due to its distortion of history, but became a commercial success, and the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 1944.[2][3]
Mumtaz Mahal showcases the love story of Mughal emperor Shah Jehan and his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal, and the former's efforts to create Taj Mahal for housing the tomb of Mahal after her death.
Cast
- Khursheed Bano as Mumtaz Mahal[3]
- Chandra Mohan as Shah Jehan[3]
- Madhubala as Jahanara Begum (Credited as "Baby Mumtaz)[3]
- Kajjanbai as 'Queen' Noor Jehan[3]
- Rajendra as Lala Yaqoob[3]
Production
The film Mumtaz Mahal was produced by Ranjit Movietone, a Bombay-based film studio. Kidar Sharma directed the film, with Pandit Indra credited for the story. Khemchand Prakash composed the music, while Gordanbhai Patel and E. Tiprudi handled the cinematography.
Mumtaz Mahal was Madhubala's second film after Basant (1942). It was also her first of the five films she made under Ranjit Movietone as a child artist.[4]