Anarkali | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Kuldip Kaur, Mubarak, Manmohan Krishna, Ruby Myers | Historical Romantic Drama | Music: C. Ramchandra Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan, |
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
taaj yaa takht yaa daulat ho zamaane bhar ki
taaj yaa takht yaa daulat ho zamaane bhar ki
kaun si cheez muhabbat se badi hoti hai
kaun si cheez muhabbat se badi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
do muhabbat bhare dil saath dhadakte hon jahaan
do muhabbat bhare dil saath dhadakte hon jahaan
sabse achchi wo muhabbat ki ghadi hoti hai
sabse achchi wo muhabbat ki ghadi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
chaahe thodi bhi ho ye umr badi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai
It is sung by Hemant Kumar and this must be one of his earliest hit songs. Rajinder Krishan is the lyricist and music is composed by C Ramchandra.
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Anarkali (1953 film)
Anarkali | |
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Directed by | Nandlal Jaswantlal |
Written by | Nasir Hussain (story) Hamid Dutt (dialogue) Ramesh Saigal (dialogue, screenplay) |
Starring | Pradeep Kumar Bina Rai Noor Jehan |
Music by | C. Ramchandra |
Cinematography | Marshall Braganza |
Editing by | Babu Lavande |
Release date(s) | 1953 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
Shahenshah Jalaudin Akbar is the grandson of Babur , and the son of Humayun. He is known to have ruled over Hindustan with a humane and just heart. He knew in order to garner the support of the Hindus, he must treat them sensitively, allow them to worship freely, and in order to maintain this peace, he married Jodabai, a Hindu Rajput, the sister of Raja Man Singh. Through this marriage they became the proud parents of Shehzada Salim. Akbar first met Nadira in the Anar garden, while she was awaiting the arrival of her lover. So pleased he was with her that he wanted to reward her, but she only asked for an Anar, so he ended up bestowing her with the name of 'Anarkali'. He met her the second time when she was able to revive Salim, who was seriously wounded in a war in Kabul. Once again Akbar was pleased with her, wanted to reward her, but again she turned him down. The third time she ended up annoying Akbar when she sang and danced in his court under the influence of alcohol, and he has her imprisoned. The very foundations of Akbar's palace will be shaken to the roots, and his manner of meting out justice will be put to the extreme test, when he finds out that Salim is in love with Anarkali and wants to marry her. While Akbar may have been successful to end the strife between Hindus and Muslims, but will be able to break down the wall between the rich and the poor?Cast
- Bina Rai ... Nadira
- Pradeep Kumar ... Shehzada Salim
- Kuldip Kaur
- Ruby Mayer ... Rani Joda Bai (as Sulochana)
- S. L. Puri ... Raja Man Singh
- Manmohan Krishna ... Parvez (as Manmohan Krishan)
- Noor Jehan (as Nur Jehan)
- Mubarak ... Shahenshah Jalaudin Akbar
Trivia
- Vasant Prakash began work as music director, but died having recorded just one song with Geeta Dutt. C. Ramchandra took over as composer and insisted not only that all songs be sung by Lata Mangeshkar but that the Geeta number be removed from the film. Although the Filmistan people agreed, the Geeta song stayed in the movie and was the famous "Aa Jaane Wafaa"............
Soundtrack
Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Music Composer |
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1 | Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan | C. Ramchandra |
2 | Aaja Ab To Aaja | Lata Mangeshkar | Shailendra | C. Ramchandra |
3 | Mujhse Mat Poochh | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan | C. Ramchandra |
4 | Dua Kar Gham-E-Dil | Lata Mangeshkar | Shailendra | C. Ramchandra |
5 | Jaag Dard-E-Ishq Jaag | Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar | Rajendra Krishan | C. Ramchandra |
6 | Mohabbat Aisi Dhadkan Hai | Lata Mangeshkar | Hasrat Jaipuri | C. Ramchandra |
7 | Zindagi Pyar Ki Do Char Ghadi | Hemant Kumar | Rajendra Krishan | C. Ramchandra |
8 | O Aasman Wale Shikwa Hai Zindagi Ka | Lata Mangeshkar | Hasrat Jaipuri | C. Ramchandra |
9 | Aa Jane Wafa | Geeta Dutt | Jan Nissar Akhtar | Vasant Prakash |
10 | Ae Baad E Saba Zara Ahista Chal | Hemant Kumar | ||
11 | Mohabbat Mein Aise Kadam Dagamagae | Lata Mangeshkar |
Bina Rai
Bina Rai | |
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Born | Krishna Sarin 4 June 1931 India |
Died | 6 December 2009 (aged 78) Mumbai, India |
Other names | Beena Roy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1950–1991 |
Spouse(s) | Premnath |
Early life
Bina Rai born as Krishna Sarin hailed from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Bina Rai lived in Kanpur until she moved out for acting. She had to convince her parents to allow her to act in films, she claimed that she went on a hunger strike in order to convince her disapproving parents to let her join films, and they finally relented.Career
Bina Rai was a first year student of Arts in the Isabella Thoburn College of Lucknow in 1950 when she came across an advertisement for a talent contest, she applied and received a call from the sponsors. Although she had been active in college dramatics, a film career was never within her field of vision. Nevertheless she went to Bombay, to participate in the contest where she won along with the 25,000 rupees in prize money[dubious ] a leading role in Kishore Sahu's Kali Ghata (1951), which became her film debut, and also featured Kishore Sahu in the lead role.In the 1950s, she married actor Prem Nath, whose sister Krishna was married to the actor-director Raj Kapoor, was part of the Kapoor family.[6] They had acted together in some films, the first movie in which he was paired with Bina Rai was Aurat (1953), a Bollywood version of the tragic Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah (1949). The film was not a hit, but Bina Rai and Prem Nath fell in love with each other. They married and soon set up their own production unit, known as P.N. Films. Their first film from P.N. Films was Shagufa (1954) and they had pinned high hopes on it, but audiences rejected it. Neither Bina Rai’s elfin charm nor Prem Nath’s sensitive portrayal of the role of a doctor could save "Shagufa" from being a flop. And the films that followed "Shagufa" — Prisoner of Golconda, Samunder and Watan disappeared almost as soon as they hit the theater screens. Thus the Prem Nath-Bina Rai pairing never clicked on the screen.
However, her films with leading man Pradeep Kumar remain her best-remembered performances, where she played the title role in Anarkali (1953), Taj Mahal (1963 film) and Ghunghat (1960 film) for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress
In the 1970s, her son Prem Krishen became an actor and had one big hit Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977), but couldn't sustain the momentum so he turned producer, with the Cinevista banner, which went on produce TV series such as Kathasagar, Gul Gulshan Gulfam and Junoon. He launched his daughter Akanksha Malhotra as an actress in 2002 in his home production, claiming that she reminds him so much of his mother Bina Rai.
Bina Rai stopped acting in films many years ago, claiming that women of a certain age don't get good roles. She also talks fondly of her husband Prem Nath who had died on 3 November 1992. In 2002, their son, Kailash (Monty) Nath released a tribute album, to his father on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary and 76th birth anniversary, titled Amar Premnath, released by Saregama. His grandson, Siddharth Malhotra directed the successful TV series on doctors, Sanjivani (2004).
Death
Bina Rai died on the 6th of December 2009, following a cardiac arrest. She was survived by her two sons, Prem Kishen and Kailash (Monty), and grandchildren Sidharth and Akansha. Prem Kishen had a shot term career as a film actor before shifting to film and television production, Cinevistaas Limited. His grandson, Siddharth Malhotra is a film director, who made his debut with Dharma Productions's We Are Family (2010).Awards
Filmography
- 1951: Kali Ghata
- 1952: Sapna
- 1953: Anarkali[11]
- 1953: Aurat
- 1953: Gauhar
- 1953: Shagufa
- 1953: Shole
- 1954: Meenar
- 1954: Prisoner of Golconda
- 1955: Insaniyat
- 1955: Madh Bhare Nain
- 1955: Marine Drive
- 1955: Sardar
- 1956: Chandrakant
- 1956: Durgesh Nandini
- 1956: Hamara Watan
- 1957: Bandi
- 1957: Chengiz Khan
- 1957: Hill Station
- 1957: Mera Salaam
- 1957: Samundar
- 1957: Talaash
- 1960: Ghunghat
- 1962: Vallah Kya Baat Hai
- 1963: Taj Mahal
- 1966: Daadi Maa
- 1967: Ram Rajya
- 1968: Apna Ghar Apni Kahani
Asha Pareskh remembers Bina Rai - Times Of India
articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com › Collections › ActressDec 7, 2009 - Asha Parekh has lost two of her co-stars in two days. First, it was a little-known actress-producer Chandrakala who worked with Asha in Nasir ...Pradeep KumarFilm actor - Pradeep Kumar was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. WikipediaBorn: January 4, 1925
Movies
- ^ Ever the royal Rediff.com, Dinesh Raheja | 2 June 2003.
- ^ Image
- ^ Kalakar Awards
- ^ "Sajid Khan’s starry affair in Himmatwala". Hindustan Times. March 9, 2013. Retrieved Mar 22, 2013.
- ^ Banerjee/ Pradeep Kumar at the Internet Movie Database
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Anarkali [1953] | Pradeep Kumar | Bina Rai | Noor Jehan | Bollywood Old Hindi Songs
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Anarkali
The Story of Anarkali
The Great Mughal emperor Akbar and his wife, Mariam-uz-Zamani(Jodha Bai), had a son named Prince Saleem (later Emperor Jahangir). He was a spoiled and rude boy[citation needed] and because of this, Akbar the Great sent his son away to the army for fourteen years to learn the discipline required to rule the empire. Finally, Akbar allowed this son to return to the main palace in Lahore. Since this day was one of great celebration, the harem of Akbar decided to hold a great Mujra (dance performance) by a beautiful girl named Nadeera, daughter of Noor Khan Argun. Since she was an exceptional beauty, "like a blossoming flower", Akbar called her Anarkali (blossoming pomegranate).
During her first and famous Mujra in Lahore Prince Saleem fell in love with her and it later became apparent that she was also in love with him. Later, they both began to see each other although the matter was kept quiet. Later, however, Prince Saleem informed his father, Akbar, of his intention to marry Anarkali and make her the Empress. The problem was that Anarkali, despite her fame in Lahore, was a dancer and a maid and not of noble blood. So Akbar (who was sensitive about his own mother, Hamida Banu Begum, being a commoner) forbade Saleem from seeing Anarkali again. Prince Saleem and Akbar had an argument that later became very serious after Akbar ordered the arrest of Anarkali and placed her in one of the jail dungeons in Lahore.
After many attempts, Saleem and one of his friends helped Anarkali escape and hid her near the outskirts of Lahore. Then, a furious Prince Saleem organised an army (from those loyal to him during his fourteen years there) and began an attack on the city; Akbar, being the emperor, had a much larger army and quickly defeated Prince Saleem's force. Akbar gave his son two choices: either to surrender Anarkali to them or to face the death penalty. Prince Saleem, out of his true love for Anarkali, chose the death penalty. Anarkali, however, unable to allow Prince Saleem to die, came out of hiding and approached the Mughal emperor, Akbar. She asked him if she could be the one to give up her life in order to save Prince Saleem, and after Akbar agreed, she asked for just one wish, which was to spend just one pleasant night with Prince Saleem.
After her night with Saleem, Anarkali drugged Saleem with a pomegranate blossom. After a very tearful goodbye to the unconscious Saleem, she left the royal palace with guards. She was taken to the area near present-day Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore, where a large ditch was made for her. She was strapped to a board of wood and lowered in it by soldiers belonging to Akbar. They closed the top of the large ditch with a brick wall and buried her alive.
A second version of the story says that the Emperor Akbar helped Anarkali escape from the ditch through a series of underground tunnels with her mother only with the promise of Anarkali to leave the Mughal empire and never return. Thus it is not known whether Anarkali survived or not.
Another quite popular version states that she was immured alive in a wall. Yet another version of the story states that Saleem helped Anarkali to escape out of the tunnel and later he married Anarkali in Lahore in secret beyond the knowledge of Akbar.
Skepticism
There are conflicts among the scholars on the authenticity of Anarkali's incident. There are many opposing and confusing views such as mentioned below.
The earliest writers to report the love affair of Salim were two British travellers – William Finch and Edward Terry. William Finch reached Lahore in February 1611 (only 11 years after the supposed death of Anarkali), to sell the indigo he had purchased at Bayana on behalf of the East India Company. His account, written in early 17th-century English, gives the following information.
In the suburbs of the town, a fair monument for Prince Daniyal and his mother, one of the Akbar’s wives, with whom it is said Prince Salim had a liaison. Upon the notice of the affair, King Akbar caused the lady to be enclosed within a wall of his palace, where she died. The King Jahangir, in token of his love, ordered a magnificent tomb of stone to be built in the midst of a walled four-square garden provided with a gate. The body of the tomb, the emperor willed to be wrought in work of gold.
Edward Terry who visited a few years after William Finch writes that Akbar had threatened to disinherit Jahangir, for his liaison with Anarkali, the emperor’s most beloved wife. But on his death-bed, Akbar repealed it.
Basing his analysis on the above two Britishers’ accounts, Abraham Eraly, the author of The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of the Great Mughals, suspects that there "seems to have been an oedipal conflict between Akbar and Salim." He also considers it probable that the legendary Anarkali was none other than the mother of Prince Daniyal.[citation needed]
Eraly supports his hypothesis by quoting an incident recorded by Abul Fazl, the court-historian of Akbar. According to the historian, Salim was beaten up one evening by guards of the royal harem of Akbar. The story is that a mad man had wandered into Akbar’s harem because of the carelessness of the guards. Abul Fazl writes that Salim caught the man but was himself mistaken for the intruder. The emperor arrived upon the scene and was about to strike with his sword when he recognised Salim. Most probably, the intruder was none other than Prince Salim and the story of the mad man was concocted to put a veil on the indecency of the Prince.
But the accounts of the British travellers and consequently the presumption of Eraly is falsified when one comes to know that the mother of prince Daniyal had died in 1596 which does not match the dates inscribed on the sarcophagus.
Another scholar, Muhammad Baqir, the author of Lahore Past and Present opines that Anarkali was originally the name of the garden in which the tomb was situated, but with the passage of time, the tomb itself came to be named as that of Anarkali’s. This garden is mentioned by Dara Shikoh, the grandson of Jahangir, in his work Sakinat al-Auliya, as one of the places where the Saint Hazrat Mian Mir used to sit. Dara also mentions the existence of a tomb in the garden but he does not give it any name.
Muhammad Baqir believes that the so-called tomb of Anarkali actually belongs to the lady named or entitled Sahib-i Jamal, another wife of Salim and the mother of the Prince’s second son Sultan Parvez, and a daughter of the noble Zain Khan Koka. This conclusion is also partially faulty. The mother of Sultan Parviz was not a daughter of Zain Khan Koka but the daughter of Khawaja Hasan, the paternal uncle of Zain Khan. Of course, subsequently, the daughter of Zain Khan was also married to Salim, on 18 June 1596.
It is recorded in Akbar Nama that Jahangir "became violently enamoured of the daughter of Zain Khan Koka. H.M. (Akbar) was displeased at the impropriety, but he saw that his heart was immoderately affected, he, of necessity, gave his consent." The translator of Akbar Nama, H. Beveridge, opines that Akbar objected to the marriage, because the Prince was already married "to Zain Khan’s niece" (actually the daughter of paternal uncle of Zain Khan, and hence his sister). Akbar objected to marriages between near relations. But we do not know the date of death of the either of these two wives of Jahangir.
Noted art-historian R. Nath argues that there is no wife of Jahangir on record bearing the name or title of Anarkali to whom the emperor could have built a tomb and dedicated a couplet with a suffix Majnun. He considers it "absolutely improbable that the grand Mughal emperor would address his married wife as yar, designate himself as majnun and aspire to see her face once again. Had he not seen her enough? Obviously she was not his married wife but only his beloved, to whom he would take the liberty to be romantic and a little poetic too, and it appears to be a case of an unsuccessful romance of a disappointed lover... The prince could not save her, though it is on record that he was so unhappy with his father in this year 1599 that he defied his orders and revolted. It may be recalled that Mehrunissa (later Nurjahan Begum) was also married to Sher Afgan the same year and the young Prince was so dejected and disturbed on the failure of his two romances and annihilation of his tender feelings of love that he went as far as to defy Akbar."[citation needed]
To be simple there are many views over the death of Anarkali, but the most prominent are:
1. Anarkali or "Sharrafunnisa" though cemented behind the wall by the order of Akbar, was released by Akbar on request of Anarkali's mother "Jillo Bai" as Emperor Akbar promised Anarkali's mother one wish in her life. Thereby Anarkali escaped through a secret route through the outskirts of Delhi and then went to Lahore and lived there till death.
There exists a tomb of Anarkali in Lahore. It was in Lahore that Prince Salim set eyes upon Anarkali ("Pomegranate Blossom", she was Akbar's favourite dancing girl). Akbar, legend has it, was furious and had the lady entombed outside the fort. Whether this story is fact or fiction, a modest tomb stands in Lahore believed to have been built by the lovesick prince (in 1615). The gravestone in the Tomb for Anarkali bears the tragic inscription,
Could I behold the face of my beloved once more,The tomb was converted into a church during British occupation and now the building serves as an archive (with a collection of old prints) within the compound of the Government Record Office. On the lower Mall Road, inside the grounds of Punjab Secretariat lies the tomb of Anarkali. The tomb is accessible to the public. Anarkali was a legendary favourite in the harem of Emperor Akbar. Apparently she had an affair with Akbar's son, Prince Salim. One day Akbar saw her return Salim's smile, and as punishment she was buried alive in 1599. When Salim became Emperor Jahangir, he built her a magnificent tomb. The tomb, built in 1615 is a forerunner of the famous Taj Mahal : it is octagonal, with a huge dome in the centre surrounded by eight octagonal cupolas supported by columns.
I would thank God until the day of resurrection.
2. The second view is that Anarkali after the death of Akbar was recalled by Salim (Jehangir) and they married and was given a new identity of Nur Jehan.
Nur Jehan was the daughter of a Persian immigrant, Mirza Ghiyas Baig of Tehran. Before becoming the beloved wife of the Mughal emperor Jehangir, she was the widow of a Mughal officer, Sher Afghan Quli Khan. Mehr-un-Nisa, entitled Nur Jehan, was born when her parents were migrating to the Sub-continent in the 16th century. She received her early education in the Quran and the Persian language and had a special flair for poetry.
Her father came to the Sub-continent during the time of the Mughal emperor, Akbar, and entered into his service. He rose rapidly by sheer merit. In 1607, Nur Jehan was brought to the court as royal ward. She was beautiful and highly intelligent and attracted Jehangir's attention.
A good deal of fiction has gathered round this remarkable woman, obscuring her personality and role in the social and political life of this period. It is wrongly and widely believed that Jehangir murdered Sher Afghan, Nur Jehan's first husband, because he wanted to marry Nur Jehan. In actuality, he died in a skirmish in 1607. The conqueror of the world, Jehangir fell in love with Nur Jehan and married her in 1611. He gave her the title of Nur Mehal, "Light of the Palace" and later Nur Jehan, "Light of the World".
After marriage, Nur Jehan won Jehangir's complete confidence. She carefully attended to the affairs of the state. Her father and brother became ministers and together they dominated the courts. A number of historians believe that Nur Jehan became the real power behind the throne and practically the sovereign of the Mughal Empire. For many years she wielded the imperial powers. She even gave audiences at her palace and her name was placed on the coinage.
Nur Jehan influenced a large number of brilliant soldiers, scholars and poets from Iran, who subsequently played an important role in the administration and in the development of the cultural life of the Mughal Empire.
The decision to marry her daughter from her first husband, to Shah Jehan's younger brother Shahryar, and her consequent support to his candidature to the throne caused Shah Jehan's rebellion. Emperor Jehangir was captured by rebels in 1626 while he was on his way to Kashmir. Nur Jehan intervened to get her husband released. Jehangir was rescued but died on 28 October 1627.
Nur Jehan had a magnificent tomb erected over the grave of her husband. She retired from the world and lived a quiet and lonely life for 16 years after the death of Jehangir. She died in 1643, and is buried besides Jehangir at Shahdra, Lahore.
There is no authentic proof that the story of Anarkali is true.
Legacy
Anarkali has been the subject of a number of Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani books, plays and films. The earliest and most celebrated play 'Anarkali' was written by Imtiaz Ali Taj and performed in 1922; whereas the earliest film is Loves of a Moghul Prince released in 1928.[1] Bina Rai portrayed Anarkali in Anarkali, a 1953 Indian film. In Pakistan, another Anarkali film was released in 1958 with Noor Jehan in the lead role[2] Later on in 1960, K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam was released in India with actress Madhubala in the role of Anarkali and Dilip Kumar as Prince Salim.[3] Iman Ali also portrayed Anarkali in Shoaib Mansoor's short music video series on the theme Ishq (love) in 2003.
Notes
- ^ "Loves of a Moghul Prince" imdb
- ^ "Anarkali (1958)" imdb; based on the Imtiaz Ali Taj play/script as adapted by Hakim Ahmad Shuja for his son Anwar Kamal Pasha's production/direction
- ^ Also a loose adaptation of the Taj playscript
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009
A True love Mughal PRINCE SALIM[later emperor JEHANGIR]and SLAVE girl ANARKALI
Jahangir in Court
Emperor Akbar and Jahangir
This Mosque was constructed by Emperor Akbar as a token of his Devotion and Gratitude on the occasion of the birth of prince Salim(Jahangir) in the year 1455
emperor jehangir with the painting of a woman--Anarkali?
emperor Jahangir with courtesan
emperor Jahangir with painting of ?Akbar?
Tomb of Noor Jehan
Her real name was “Mehr-un-Nisaa”, In March 1611, luck knocked her door. She met the Emperor Jahangir at the palace “Meena Bazaar” during the spring festival. Jahangir was so fascinated by her beauty that he wasted no time in proposing her and they were married after two months. After her marriage she was conferred the title “Noor Jehan” ("Light of the world").
Queen Noor Jehan:-Noor Jehan – QUEEN OF EMPEROR JEHANGIR
Nur Jahan
(1577-1645 C.E.)
Nur Jahan was one of the most influential women of her day. As favorite wife of the powerful Mughal emperor Jahangir, she found herself uniquely positioned to brilliantly utilize her skills in administration, politics, economics, and culture.Nur Jahan was born into an aristocratic Persian family who had immigrated to India. She was married at age seventeen to a Persian soldier who had a much admired military career. Upon later siding with the emperor's enemies, he was executed, leaving Nur a widow with a young daughter called Ladli. In 1607 Nur Jahan was brought to court to serve as a lady-in-waiting to one of Jahangir's court women. It was here, maybe at the spring festival of Nauroz in 1611, where Jahangir first set eyes upon her. All reports say that she was a remarkable beauty and it perhaps is not surprising that Jahangir married her within two months. He first gave her the title Nur Mahal which he changed in 1616 to Nur Jahan, or "Light of the World
This affection led to Noor Jehan’s exerting a great deal of power in affairs of state. For many years, she effectively exercised imperial power and was recognized as the real force behind the Mughal throne. She is also known as one of the most powerful women who ruled a big part of South Asia with an iron fist. Emperor Jahangir even permitted coinage to be struck in her name, something that traditionally defined sovereignty.
Emperor Jahangir was captured by rebels in 1626 while he was on his way to Kashmir. Noor Jehan intervened to get her husband released. Jahangir was rescued but died on October 28, 1627. After his death, Noor Jahan, along with her daughter Ladli Begum, lived in Lahore until her death in 1645 and is buried at Shahdara in Lahore in a tomb she had built herself, near the tomb of Jahangir. Her brother Asaf Khan's tomb is also located nearby.
Emperor Jahangir died in 1627 AD on his way back from Kashmir to Lahore. According to his wish, he was buried in the spacious garden “Dilkusha” (1538x1538 feet) of his wife queen Noor Jehan at Shahdara on the banks of river Ravi. This tomb was built by his son Emperor Shah Jahan in 1637 AD
Anarkali's Tomb, Lahoreis situated on the premises of the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Lahore Pakistan and now houses the Punjab Records Office. Previously, it had been transformed into a Christian church by the invading British. A bazaar (market) located nearby on The Mall Road is named Anarkali bazaar after Anarkali. It is one of the oldest surviving markets in Pakistan, dating back at least 200 years.
The mausoleum is an octagonal building covered with a dome. At each corner of the building is an octagonal turret surmounted with a kiosk. In olden times, this building was surrounded by a garden that had at its entrance a double-storeyed gateway but no trace of the garden survives. The building still enshrines a beautifully inscribed monolithic sarcophagus. On the sarcophagus are inscribed 99 names of Allah and the Persian couplet:
تا قیامت شکر گویم کردگار خویش را
آہ گر من باز بینم روئ یار خویش را
tā qiyāmat shukr gūyam kardigāre khīsh rā
āh! gar man bāz bīnam rūī yār-e khīsh rā
I would give thanks unto my God unto the day of resurrection
Ah! could I behold the face of my beloved once more
On the northern side of the sarcophagus are inscribed the words "مجنون سلیم اکبر" (majnūn Salim Akbar, the one profoundly enamoured by Salim, son of Akbar).
The sarcophagus also bears two dates, given in both letters and in numerals: 1008 Hijri (AD 1599-1600) on the eastern side of the sarcophagus and 1024 Hijri (AD 1615-16) on the western side.
Scholar Ahsan Quraishi mentions one more inscription in the tomb, that is said to have been destroyed by General Ventura, the French mercenary fighting for the Sikhs, who used the monument as his residence. The contents of this extinct Persian inscription can be translated as follows: "The innocent who is murdered mercilessly and who dies after enduring much pain, is a martyr. God considers him/her a martyr".
The son of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, Salim, fell in love with an ordinary but beautiful courtesan Anarkali. He was mesmerized by her beauty and fell in love as soon as he saw her. But the emperor could not digest the fact that his son was in love with an ordinary courtesan. He started pressurizing Anarkali and devised all sorts of tactics o make her fall in the eyes of the young, love smitten prince. When Salim came to know of this, he declared a war against his own father. But the mighty emperor's gigantic army is too much for the young prince to handle. He gets defeated and is sentenced to death.
This is when Anarkali intervenes and renounces her love to save her beloved from the jaws of death. She is entombed alive in a brick wall right in front of her lover's eyes. Some people however say that she did not die. The tomb was constructed on the opening of a secret tunnel unknown to Salim. It is said she escaped through that tunnel and fled the place, never to return again. Thus, ends the tragic love story of Salim and Anarkali
POST SCRIPT:- BECAUSE ANARKALI WAS BURIED(ALIVE)IN LAHORE IN 1599 PRINCE SALIM (THEN EMPEROR JEHANGIR)MADE THE MAUSOLEUM FOR HER IN LAHORE IN 1615;LATER WHEN HE DIEDIN 1627;HE WILLED;HIS REMAINS SHOULD BE NEAR HERS ;IN LAHORE AT SAHDRA .HIS FAMOUS MAUSOLEUM CAN BE SEEN IN LAHORE.
HE WAS THE ONLY MUGHAL EMPEROR BURIED IN LAHORE --ALL BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR ANARKALI
The Story of Anarkali[ AS PER WIKIPEDIA]
The Great Mughal emperor Akbar and his wife, Jodha, were blessed with a son named Prince Saleem (later Emperor Jahangir). He was a spoiled and rude boy and because of this, Akbar the Great sent his son away to the army for fourteen years to learn the discipline required to rule the empire. Finally, Akbar allowed this son to return to the main palace in Lahore, (the capital of the Mughals). Since this day was one of great celebration, the harem (court) of Akbar decided to hold a great Mujra (dance performance) by a beautiful girl named Nadeera D/O Noor Khan Argun. Since she was an exceptional beauty, "like a blossoming flower", Akbar named her as Anarkali (blossoming pomegranate).
During her first and famous Mujra in Lahore,Pakistan, Prince Saleem fell in love with her and it later became apparent that she was also in love with him. Later, they both began to see each other although the matter was kept quiet. Later, however, Prince Saleem informed his father, Akbar, of his intention to marry Anarkali and make her the Empress. The problem was that Anarkali, despite her fame in Lahore, was a dancer and a maid and not of noble blood. So Akbar (who was sensitive about his own mother, Hamida Begum, being a commoner) forbade Saleem from seeing Anarkali again. Prince Saleem and Akbar had an argument that later became very serious after Akbar ordered the arrest of Anarkali and placed her in one of the jail dungeons in Lahore.
After many attempts, Saleem and one of his friends helped Anarkali escape and hid her near the outskirts of Lahore. Then, the furious Prince Saleem organized an army (from those loyal to him during his fourteen years there) and began an attack on the city; Akbar, being the emperor, had a much larger army and quickly defeated Prince Saleem's force. Akbar gave his son two choices: either to surrender Anarkali to them or to face the death penalty. Prince Saleem, out of his true love for Anarkali, chose the death penalty. Anarkali, however, unable to allow Prince Saleem to die, came out of hiding and approached the Mughal emperor, Akbar. She asked him if she could be the one to give up her life in order to save Prince Saleem, and after Akbar agreed, she asked for just one wish, which was to spend just one pleasant night with Prince Saleem.
After her night with Saleem, Anarkali drugged Saleem with a pomegranate blossom. After a very tearful goodbye to the unconscious Saleem, she left the royal palace with guards. She was taken to the area near present-day Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore where a large ditch was made for her. She was strapped to a board of wood and lowered in it by soldiers belonging to Akbar. They closed the top of the large ditch with a brick wall and buried her alive
She was placed in an upright position at the selected place and walled in with bricks. Prince Salim felt intense remorse at her death and had a monument raised over her sepulcher once he became Emperor.
The tomb, to the south of Lahore's Old City, has lost most of its original decoration. Octagonal in plan, its sides alternately measure 44 feet and 30 feet. It stands on an octagonal platform. On each corner there is a domed octagonal tower, and in the centre, a large dome on a high cylindrical neck. A notable feature of this massive structure is its upper storey gallery and bold outlines. It is one of the earliest existing examples of a double domed structure . The lower shell of the dome is constructed of small bricks in five stages or rings. The central dome is supported inside by eight arches 12 feet 3 inches thick. It is a masterpiece of solid masonry work of the early Mughal period.
In the time of Ranjit Singh, the building was occupied by his son Kharak Singh, who gave it to an Italian general, Ventura, who converted it into a private residence. The monolithic marble gravestone had already been removed. Later, it served as an office for the Punjab Board of Administration until 1851, when it was converted into a Protestant church. In 1891 it reverted to the Punjab government.
The sarcophagus, made of a block of pure marble of extraordinary beauty and exquisite workmanship, was put away in one of the side bays when the building was first converted into a church. It was then placed in the spot from which the altar had been removed rather than being replaced in its original central position. In 1940 the grave was found intact in its original position, five feet below the present floor. From accounts of its discovery, the grave is apparently of plastered brick-work, inscribed on the top and sides with the ninety-nine attributes of God and below with the inscription, "the profoundly enamored Salim, son of Akbar." The sarcophagus bears two dates, 1599 (supposed to refer to the death of Anarkali) and 1615 (supposed to be the date of the tomb's erection).
Pradeep Kumar (born Pradeep Batabyal; 4 January 1925 - 27 October 2001) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films.
Career
When Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. His started his film career in Bengali films. His notable roles in Bengali films were in Alaknanda(1947) directed by renowned filmmaker Debaki Bose and in '42 (1951).Kumar then shifted to Bombay and Filmistan studios, and had an important role in the film Anand Math (1952). He played the lead role with Bina Rai in Anarkali (1953) and with Vyjayanthimala in Nagin (1954). Both films were very popular and had songs that added to the movies success. He had a spate of releases in the second half of the 1950s. He did not enjoy as much success in the 1960s, though Ghoonghat (1960) , Taj Mahal (1963) and Aarti were successful. He worked with Meena Kumari in 7 films i.e. Adil-E-Jahangir, Bandhan, Chitralekha, Bahu Begum, Bheegi Raat, Aarti & Noorjehan & with Mala Sinha in 8 films i.e. Naya Zamana, Hamlet, Baadshah, Detective, Fashion, Ek Shola, Duniya Na Maane, and Mitti Mein Sona.
He did not get to act in lead roles with the newer heroines of the 1960s like Sadhana, Saira Banu, Babita or Sharmila Tagore, though he did work with Asha Parekh in Ghoonghat and Meri Surat Teri Aankhen & with Waheeda Rehman in Raakhi(1963). In 1969, he moved to character roles with Sambandh and Mehboob Ki Mehndi, but did not have many visible roles till Jaanwar and Razia Sultan in 1983.
He won the Kalakar Award-Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)
Pradeep Kumar died in Calcutta on 27 October 2001, at the age of 76. He is survived by his daughters Reena, Meena and Beena Banerjee who plays character roles in movies and TV serials including Uttaran, son Debiprasad and granddaughters Tanisha, Riya and Hrishita. Beena Banerjee's son son Siddharth Banerjee worked as assistant director in Sajid Khan's Housefull 2 (2012) andHimmatwala (2013)
Filmography
Bengali
Pradip kumar played the role of Bandit Mohan( Dosshu Mohan in Bangla) a character based on a very popular bangla crime thriller series Dossu Mohan.Hindi
Name | Year |
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Aakhri Insaaf | 1980 |
Aarti | 1962 |
Adalat | 1958 |
Adl-E-Jehangir | 1954 |
Afsana | 1966 |
Amar Shakti | 1978 |
Anand Math | 1952 |
Anarkali | 1953 |
Anjaan | 1956 |
Apsara | 1955 |
Arab Ka Saudagar | 1956 |
Badshah | 1955 |
Bahu Begum | 1966 |
Batwara | 1961 |
Bheegi Raat | 1965 |
Chaitali | 1975 |
Chambal Ki Kasam | 1980 |
Chitralekha | 1964 |
Detective | 1958 |
Do Anjaane | 1976 |
Do Dilon Ki Dastaan | 1967 |
Duniya Na Mane | 1959 |
Dur Naheen Manzil | 1972 |
Durgesh Nandini | 1956 |
Ek Jhalak | 1957 |
Fashion | 1957 |
Gateway Of India | 1957 |
Ghunghat | 1960 |
Harishchandra Taramati | 1970 |
Hawas | 1974 |
Heer | 1956 |
Hill Station | 1957 |
Jab Se Tumhen Dekha Hai | 1963 |
Jagte Raho | 1956 |
Jalte Badan | 1973 |
Kaagaz Ki Nao | 1975 |
Kalabaaz | 1977 |
Kranti | 1981 |
Lok Parlok | 1979 |
Mahabharat | 1965 |
Mangetar | 1972 |
Mehboob Ki Mehndi | 1971 |
Mere Armaan Mere Sapne | 1963 |
Meri Surat Teri Ankhen | 1963 |
Miss India | 1957 |
Mitti Me Sona | 1960 |
Modern Girl | 1960 |
Nagin | 1954 |
Naya Sansar | 1959 |
Noor Jehan | 1967 |
Purana Mandir | 1984 |
Parmatma | 1976 |
Passport | 1961 |
Patrani | 1958 |
Police | 1957 |
Pyar Ki Rahen | 1959 |
Raat Aur Din | 1967 |
Raj Hath | 1956 |
Rakhi | 1962 |
Saheli | 1965 |
Sambandh | 1968 |
Samjhauta | 1972 |
Sanjog | 1961 |
Shirin Farhad | 1956 |
Subah Ka Tara | 1954 |
Taj | 1955 |
Taj Mahal | 1963 |
Ustadon Ke Ustad | 1963 |
Sindbad Alibaba & Aladin | 1964 |
Wahan Ke Log | 1967 |
Zindagi Aur Maut | 1999 |
Khatta Meetha | 1978 |
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