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Bahu Begum

Bahu Begum
Directed by M. Sadiq
Produced by Jan Nissar Akhtar
Screenplay by M. Sadiq
Tabish Sultanpuri (dialogue)
Story by Jan Nissar Akhtar
Starring Pradeep Kumar
Meena Kumari
Ashok Kumar
Music by Roshan
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Cinematography Nariman A. Irani
Edited by Moosa Mansoor
Release date
1967
Running time
167 min.
Country India
Language Hindi/Urdu

Bahu Begum is a 1967 Hindi film directed by M. Sadiq, and starring Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar. The film has music by Roshan and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi and is known for songs, "Hum Intezaar Karenge Tera Qayamat Tak", sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhonsle and "Duniya Kare Sawal To Hum" by Lata Mangeshkar. The film is a Muslim period drama that depicts the male dominated society and the Haveli culture that existed in India in the past.

The film is set in Lucknow, where widower, Nawab Mirza Sultan lives with daughter Zeenat Jahan in an old mansion. She falls in love with Nawab Yusuf (Pradeep Kumar), but in a twist of fate, her uncle connivingly fixes her marriage with Nawab Sikandar Mirza (Ashok Kumar), though she assumes it is with Yusuf. When she finds the truth, it is the day of marriage, thus she visits a nearby dargah (Sufi shrine), hoping to meet Yusuf, not knowing that he is out of town. Thus, he never arrives and Zeenat faints. Back home marriage commences without her, while wakes up the following day, at the home of courtesan, Nazeeran Bai (Lalita Pawar), who had rescued her from the dargah.

The film has music by Roshan with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.


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