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Pakeezah

पाक़ीज़ा

1972 · 126 min · drama, romance

Directed by Kamal Amrohi — Nadira · Ashok Kumar · Meena Kumari · Raaj Kumar · Ashok Kumar · Veena · D.K. Sapru · Kamal Kapoor · Vijaya Laxmi · Jagdish Kanwal · Nadira · Pratima Devi · Altaf · Praveen Paul · Lotan · Chanda · Meenakshi · Chandra Mohan · Zebunissa

Set in Lucknow's courtesan quarter, this 1972 Indian musical drama follows Sahibjaan, a young woman raised into the tawaif profession after her mother's tragic death was tied to a forbidden love affair. During a train journey, a sleeping Sahibjaan is left an anonymous note admiring her beauty, and she later discovers the writer is Salim, a forest ranger, when she takes refuge in his tent after a boating mishap. Their budding romance sets up a conflict between her past occupation and hopes for a new life together.

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IMDb 7.2 · 1,845 votes

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