Aan
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Mehboob Khan |
| Produced by | Mehboob Khan |
| Written by |
R. S. Choudhury (story) S. Ali Raza (dialogue) |
| Starring |
Dilip Kumar Nimmi Premnath Nadira |
| Music by | Naushad |
| Cinematography | Faredoon A. Irani |
| Edited by | Shamsudin Kadri |
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Release date
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July 4, 1952 |
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Running time
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161 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
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| Soundtrack album by Naushad | ||||
| Released | 1952 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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Aan (Hindi: आन, Urdu: آن, translation: Pride), also known as The Savage Princess in the United States, is a 1952 Hindi film produced and directed by Mehboob Khan, which was India's first technicolour film, as it was shot in 16mm Gevacolour and was blown up in Technicolor. It stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Nadira who replaced the original choice which was actress Nargis. The cost of the film was Rs. 3.5 million and it turned out to be the highest grosser of 1952 [2] as well as was the first to gross over Rs. 15 million. This record was beaten 3 years later by Shree 420 in 1955.
Dubbed and released in Tamil also as Aan (Murattu Adiyaal).
A royal Indian family consists of the Emperor Maharaj (Murad), his brother Shamsher Singh (Premnath) and sister Rajshree (Nadira). A local village leader named Jai Tilak (Dilip Kumar) enters a contest to tame Princess Rajshree's horse and after he is successful Shamsher challenges him to a game of fencing. Jai is declared the winner of the fight after much dispute and Shamsher is enraged at losing to a poor villager. Jai then falls in love with Rajshree and tries numerous times to woo her but the princess's arrogance prevents her from revealing her true feelings.
Shamsher becomes even more enraged when the Emperor Maharaj reveals that Shamsher is not the heir to his throne after his death and that he plans to free India from monarchy and turn to democracy.
Shamsher then plans to gain control of the kingdom by killing the Maharajah on the night before he is due to travel to England for a medical procedure. However he is unsuccessful after the Maharajah escapes an attempt on his life by Shamsher's henchmen and disguises himself as a servant in his own palace.
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