Noor Jehan (film)

Noor Jehan is a 1967 Bollywood film produced by Sheikh Mukhtar and directed by Mohammed Sadiq.

It featured Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Helen and Lalita Pawar in lead characters. The film is a fictional depiction of life of Nur Jahan, the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Roshan was the music director. Hit songs from the movie include "Aap Jabse Qareeb Aaye Hain" sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle and "Sharaabi Sharaabi" sung by Suman Kalyanpur.

Plot
When Akbar the Great learned that his beloved son Prince Salim had turned a rebel, he was shocked. Akbar decided to crush the rebellion and the whole nation was grieved. Emotion & duty crossed swords. Akbar's prestige, mothers's love and grandmother's affection battled with the sublime love of Salim. Love blossomed stealthily in the lives of Salim and Meherunissa. And as the time passed on, it knew no bounds. For Salim and Meherunissa, love was a many pleasured thing. But the world is more cruel than one can think of. And the cruel hands of courtiers created a wide gap between the lovers. Salim was sent to Gujarat to suppress the rebellion of Pathans. Meherunissa was married to Sher Afghan. But it did not end there, Sher Afghan had dreams of a grand empire for himself. Prince Salim became emperor Jahangir after his father's death. Jahangir ruled wisely but was madly in love with Meherunissa. Sher Afghan met the fate of many over-ambitious generals. He was killed. Mehrunissa accused Jehangir, the apostle of justice, for this ghastly deed. The apostle of justice had to face the trail. And the justice was done! It was the justice of Jehangir, it was the justice of God!

Cast

 * Meena Kumari as Noor Jehan
 * Pradeep Kumar as Prince Salim
 * Rehman as Emperor Akbar
 * Lalita Pawar
 * Nigar Sultana
 * Johnny Walker
 * Mukri
 * Helen
 * Veena
 * Tun Tun
 * Murad
 * Sheikh Mukhtar as Ali Quli Khan/Sher Afghan
 * Sohrab Modi

Awards

 * 1968 - Won Filmfare award for Best Art Direction - A. A. Majid