I have always enjoyed muslim themed bollywood films for poetic lingo,beautiful sets etc. Some other muslim themed movies not included in the Screen article include for those who care to know;

1) Jahanara (1963) Mala Sinha,Prithviraj,Bharat Bhoosan
this one includes some great tunes by Madan Mohan.
2) Mere Mehboob (1965) Sadhana,Rajendra Kumar,Nimmi
again great tunes by Naushad.
3) Mere Huzoor (1968) Mala Sinha,Jeetandra,Raj Kumar
again great tunes by Shanker Jaikishan.
4) Bahu Begum (1967) Meena Kumari,Pradeep Kumar,Helen
again great tunes by Roshan.
5) Taj Mahal (1963) Bina Roy,Pradeep Kumar,Helen
again great tunes by Roshan
6) Noorjahan (1967) Meena Kumari,Helen,Pradeep Kumar
some good tunes by Roshan.
7) Chaduvin Ka Chand (1961) Guru Dutt,Waheeda Rehman
Again great tunes by Ravi
Palki (1967) Rajendra Kumar,Waheeda Rehman
again some good tunes by Naushad.
9) Bimal Roys Benazir (1963) Meena Kumari,Shashi Kapoor
10) Dil Hi to hai (1963) Raj kapoor,Nutan

I can go on and on as there are so many with well known and others not so well known. For some reason muslim themed movies always great tunes.

lakeshore

One classic AB film that springs to mind that falls into this category is Coolie (1983) Hmmm I long to see a decent DVD of this one day :where:

Ali

Coolie was an excellent flick, I remember the wonderful climax which was melodrama and religion together at thier best. Though if it was done now I'm sure many people would be offended.

Too Right!!
The ending of that movie is one of the best!!
I also like that Hajj song!!
My favourite Manmohan Desai Movie!! Followed by Mard!

hey lakes..

could you kindly either email me or post the titles that you know of being Muslim theme based, as you seemed to have quite a listing. Thanks.

Shuman here's some more names of muslim themed Bollywood flicks some known others almost unknown;

1) Anarkali (1955) Bina Rai,Pradeep Kumar
2) Nausherwane Adil (1958) Mala Sinha,Raj Kumar
3) Deedar-E-Yaar (1983) Jeetandra,Rishi kapoor,Tina Munim
4) Mehboob Ki Mehnedi (1971) Rajesh Khanna & Leena chandawakar
5) Chotte Nawab (1962) Mehmood,Helen,Johnny Walker
This one R.D.Burman's first and has some good tunes
6) Zabak (1960)
7) Garam Hawa (1972) A great classic
Dharmputra (1962) Mala Sinha,Shashi Kapoor. This one is about a muslim couple watch their out of wedlock baby raised by hindu parents as a hindu until that fateful day when he finds out he's a muslim but guess what he hates muslims. very melodramatic but a bold movie for it's time.
9) Gazal (1963) Meena Kumari,Sunil Dutt.

lakeshore



Edited By lakeshore on Dec. 25 2001 at 20:40

My fav muslim themed movies; mere mehboob,mugal-e-azam,
pakeezah,coolie,Taj mahal,mere huzoor,chaduvin ka chand.The worst one Deedar-e-yaar which is a rip off of mere mehboob.

Does any one know if Dharmputra is on DVD or VHS,very curious about it.

question for lakeshore,do you or did you ever work in the
entertainment industry?

Apparently he was at one time - I asked him the same question and gave a very interesting reply on this thread (page 4);





Edited By ali on Dec. 26 2001 at 01:57

Main wohi hoon ,Dharmputra will be released on DVD by YRF in the near future.Finding it on VHS might be difficult but you can try.

lakeshore

Two more muslim themed Bollywood filcks;
1) Barsat Ki Raat (1961) Madhubala and Bharat Bhoshan.
Well known for it score by Roshan including Zindagi bhar nahin bhoolegi woh barsat ki raat (how could i have forgotten about this one).
2) Junoon (1977) art flick produced by Shashi Kapoor.

lakeshore



Edited By lakeshore on Dec. 28 2001 at 02:52