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1938 · 2h 48m
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Overview
Ostensibly a Central Asian war fantasy about a conflict between the Cossacks and the Tartars, Mehboob’s film proposes a tale advocating national independence. The Cossacks are oppressed by the despotic Russian king (Siddiqui) and his minister Jabir (Kayamali), who has Tartar blood in him. General Murad (Kumar) covertly sides with the opposition, gets arrested for treason and escapes. He meets the wild Gulnar (Sitara Devi) and gets her to spy as a maid of Princess Nigar (Bibbo). Nigar falls for Murad and Gulnar withdraws from the scene for the sake of her nation. Eventually Nigar, at the head of an army of women, helps defeat the villains.
Cast
M. Kumar
General Marad
Bibbo
Princess Nigar
Maya Banerjee
Yakub
Sitara Devi
Gulnar
Kayamali
Jabir
Sankatha
H. Siddiqui
The Russian King
Mirza Musharraf
Crew
- Mehboob KhanDirector · Writer
- Wajahat MirzaWriter
Details
- Release date
- January 22, 1938
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
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