Pakeezah
Pakeezah is regarded as one of the best classics in Indian cinema. Directed, produced and written by Kamal Amrohi in 1972.
The multi star cast consists of Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar. The movie had songs by Ghulam Mohammed like “chalo dildar chalo”, “chalte chalte”, “inhi logon ne” and “thare rahiyo”.
The movie’s about a courtesan Nargis (Meena) and her husband Shahabuddin (Ashok). Nargis wants to break away from the life of a courtesan but her dream is shattered when Shahabuddin’s family humiliates Nargis and throws her out of the house for being a courtesan. Left alone a pregnant Nargis dies while secretly giving birth to her daughter in a graveyard. Her daughter Sahibjaan (Meena) becomes a second generation courtesan, is looked after by Nargis’s sister Nawabjaan (Veena). Nawabjaan hides from Shahabuddin that he has a daughter.
Nargis raises Sahibjaan in a brothel and her beauty combined with fabulous dancing gives her popularity and draws aristocratic forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar) to her. Salim happens to be her father’s nephew but neither’s aware of it. He’s charmed by her innocence and falls in love with her. He soon wooes her and the in love couple elope.
Salim wants them to lead a respectable life. But when Sahibjaan leaves the dancing halls she gets recognized by men wherever she goes. Salim even renames her as Pakeezah and tries to get legally wedded to her. She refuses this offer because she can not stand to see Salim humiliated due to her shady past. She returns to the brothel. Salim eventually marries someone else and an unaware Sahibjaan is asked to come and dance at his wedding. The truth’s revealed and both father and daughter are reunited. She finally gets to marry Salim and leaves the courtesan life behind.
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