Aan (1952 film)
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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 |
| Budget | ₹3,500,000 |
| Box office | est. ₹35,731,000 ($6,042,410) |
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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), released as The Savage Princess in the United Kingdom and United States, is a 1952 Indian Bollywood film, produced and directed by Mehboob Khan. It was India's first technicolour film, as it was shot in 16mm Gevacolour and was blown up in Technicolor. It stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, and Nimmi, and marked the debut of Nadira. It was the most expensive Indian film ever at the time.
It was the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time, domestically and overseas.Aan was the first Indian film to have a worldwide release in many countries, subtitled in 17 languages and released in 28 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, France, and Japan. The film also received critical acclaim in the British press at the time. In South India, it was also dubbed and released in Tamil as Aan (Murattu Adiyaal).
It begins with a royal Indian family, which consists of the 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 bout 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.
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