
Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair between the Mughal Crown Prince Saleem and the beautiful, ill-fated court dancer, whose fervor and intensity perpetrates a war between the prince and his father the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, and threatens to bring an empire to its knees.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair between the Mughal Crown Prince Saleem and the beautiful, ill-fated court dancer, whose fervor and intensity perpetrates a war between the prince and his father the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, and threatens to bring an empire to its knees.
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| Time OutArwa HaiderAt over three hours, and an alleged 17 years in the making, this is an undeniably heavy-going concoction -- but the feast of intricate sounds and visuals make it one to savour. |
| Total FilmStaffIt's well worth visiting a seminal movie that set many of the thematic traditions for contemporary Indian cinema. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielOne of India's greatest feature films has been restored and colorized, giving a new generation of filmgoers a chance to see what all the fuss was about. |
| BBC.comJaspreet PandoharMughal-E-Azam's themes of love, loyalty and sacrifice remain as relevant as ever -- a true testament to director K Asif's vision and commitment. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonRightly hailed as one of the treasures of Indian cinema, this mammoth historical melodrama established any number of standard Bollywood themes and scenarios. |
| Sight and SoundNaman RamachandranDespite of all the grandeur, the film has a tender and delicate heart. |
| User ReviewHarsh DIts a definition of Mafnum Opulence of Hindi Cinema. It took 15 long years to make such a classic and it truely deserved that amount of efforts. Once in a lifetime one can see such historical love story. Acting, Direction, Script, Dialogues, Production, Casting, Music everything is of A1 quality which is an extremely rare combination in Hindi Cinema |
| User ReviewKrishna SThe grandest movie ever to come from the Indian Subcontinent, the movie represents the daring of K. Asif to against against the odds and craft a work that can only be called a magnum opus...A beautiful score by Naushad, some of the most famous dialogues ever penned and above all, a bewitching Madhubala in colour for the first time dancing on Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya makes this movie unforgettable and haunting... |
| User ReviewVikram TThe songs are BEAUTIFUL in this movie. The acting is great. Madhubala is so pretty. And watching the movie in color or in black and white is amazing. |
| User ReviewRaghav SThe finest movie ever made. It can be judged from the fact that whenever we try to fantacize Akbar, we see Prithviraj Kapoor as Emperor Akbar. |