Mughal-e-Azam (Urdu: مغلِ اعظم, Hindi: मुग़ल-ए आज़म) is an Indian epic film, remniscient of the older style of Indian cinema. It was produced and directed by K. Asif and released in 1960. It took nine years to finish and was the most lavish production for its time. Starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. Music by Naushad.
The film broke box office records in India when released and held the record for the highest grossing film ever until the 1975 film Sholay broke its record.
Its most famous dance sequence takes place in the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) of the AMBER FORT, JAIPUR, where a defiant slave-girl (played by Madhubala) dances for the Mughal Emperor and his court, singing Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya, "I have loved, so what is there to fear?" This song was one of three sequences shot on Eastman Kodak color film, while the rest of the movie was in black and white. The singing is, of course, playback singing by Lata Mangeshkar and lip-synched by Madhubala.
In 2004, a colorized version of the movie was released theatrically for the first time. The movie was again a success.
Trivia; * Famed Hindustani classical and Thumri singer Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan sang two songs for the movie, as the voice of Tansen. He reportedly charged Rs. 25,000 per song. At the time, the going rate for popular playback singers such as Lata and Mohammed Rafi was below Rs. 500 per song! * The dance sequence of the song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya is set in the Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Room) of the Lahore Fort, which is a historical anomaly since the Sheesh Mahal of Lahore Fort did not exist in the era of Emperor Akbar. It was in fact built by Akbars grandson, Emperor Shah Jehan, many years after the death of Emperor Akbar. Decoration with mirrors (known as Aleppo glass) was a recurring theme in early Mughal-period architecture. * The film held the record for Indias top-grossing film ever until the 1975 film Sholay broke box office records and remains the top all-time blockbuster inflation adjusted. Mughal-e-Azam now ranks second in the highest all-time blockbusters. * As of 2008 Dilip Kumar and playback singer Lata Mangeshkar are the only surviving members from the cast and crew of the film. When the film was re-released in 2004, the films music director Naushad was also alive until his death in 2006.....
Lata Mangeshkar ( born September 28, 1929) is a highly known playback singer in the Indian Hindi movie industry. Mangeshkars career started in 1942 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 980 Bollywood movies, and has sung songs in over twenty Indian languages. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer, Asha Bhosle....
Awards and recognitions;
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), Bharat Ratna (2001), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992.
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974.
Although the entry has not been printed in Guinness editions since 1991, reputable sources claim that she has recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000.
Lata is the second vocalist to receive "Bharat Ratna", Indias highest civilian honour......
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