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Pakeezah Details

1971

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For her to fall in love was forbidden - It was a sin she was told - "A nautch-girl is born to delight others; such is her destiny" - She preferred to die a thousand deaths than to live as a body without soul. Read more

Starring	Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari
Director	Kamal Amrohi
Genres	Bollywood, World Cinema

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Pakeezah

Starring	Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari
Director	Kamal Amrohi
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 28 mins
Certificate
Genres	Bollywood, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Urdu
Released	Production year: 1971 To Rent: DVD: 02 Aug 2004

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- This popular musical suggests that, at its best, the much-scorned commercial product of 'Hollywood-Bombay' is equally... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 8
  - 0
  timeless songs
  
  Forget the story, script, camerawork, direction and the acting.
  
  The music is simply marvellous.
  
  each one of them is a gem.
  
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  - 02 Jun 2005 at 21:36
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  Pakeezah
  
  Classic Hindi Movie about love, protiution and the breakaway. List of films to watch before you perish.
  
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  - Southampton
  - 04 Jun 2009 at 12:08
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  Beautiful music, rubbish plot!
  
  Was very disappointed with this movie, there were so many flaws in the plot and some horrendous acting. Like how she got on the bed on the boat when there was ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester, England
  - 12 Jun 2008 at 22:37
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  Beautiful scenery
  
  A film that never loses its appeal. Beautifully and tastefully put together, and dance sequence is excellent. An old movie that does not age and comes highly... read more »
  
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  - 26 Nov 2007 at 15:35
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Bollywood and Beyond
- 26 Mar 2007
The biggest film industry in the world isn't the one we write about here week in, week out. For eighty years, Indian cinema has dominated its own domestic market - it currently attracts a billion ticket buyers every three months, 95 percent of the local audience. On top of that, Indian films are at least as popular as Hollywood pictures across wide swathes of North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. With demand like that, it's not surprising that in a typical year, the subcontinent... Read more
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