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 |
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Release date
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1967 |
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Running time
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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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