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Mughal-e-Azam

1960 film by K. Asif
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Mughal-e-Azam

Summary

Mughal-e-Azam is a film[1]. Mughal-e-Azam ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,910 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mughal-e-Azam received the Filmfare Award for Best Film[3].
  • Mughal-e-Azam received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[4].
  • Mughal-e-Azam's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Mughal-e-Azam was directed by K. Asif[6].
  • K. Asif wrote the screenplay for Mughal-e-Azam[7].
  • Kamal Amrohi wrote the screenplay for Mughal-e-Azam[8].
  • Wajahat Mirza wrote the screenplay for Mughal-e-Azam[9].
  • Mughal-e-Azam's composer is recorded as Naushad[10].
  • Mughal-e-Azam's genre is biographical film[11].
  • Mughal-e-Azam's genre is drama film[12].
  • Mughal-e-Azam's genre is romance film[13].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Prithviraj Kapoor[14].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Dilip Kumar[15].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Madhubala[16].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Durga Khote[17].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Nigar Sultana[18].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Ajit Khan[19].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Murad[20].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Jilloo Maa[21].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Surendra[22].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Johnny Walker[23].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Jalal Agha[24].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Tabassum[25].
  • A cast member of Mughal-e-Azam was Gopi Krishna[26].
  • Mughal-e-Azam was produced by K. Asif[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1960[30]

  • Genre(s): filmi, pop[31]

  • Community tags: 1960s, bollywood, filmi, hindi film music, pop, soundtrack[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f952c58a-be7d-3754-97c7-c38c30a0face[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Mughal-e-Azam was produced by K. Asif[27]. Mughal-e-Azam was directed by K. Asif[6]. Screenwriters include K. Asif[7], Kamal Amrohi[8], and Wajahat Mirza[9]. Cast members include Prithviraj Kapoor[14], Dilip Kumar[15], Madhubala[16], Durga Khote[17], Nigar Sultana[18], and Ajit Khan[19].

Publication

Mughal-e-Azam was released on August 5, 1960[34]. Original languages include Hindi[35] and Urdu[36]. Genres include biographical film[11], drama film[12], and romance film[13]. Mughal-e-Azam was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Anarkali[38], hypergamy[39], royal court[40], romantic love[41], endogamy[42], and star-crossed lovers[43].

Reception

Awards received include Filmfare Award for Best Film[3], a film award category[44], in India[45], founded in 1954[46] and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[4], a class of award[47], in India[48], founded in 1955[49]. Reviews include 7.9/10[50] and 93%[51].

Why It Matters

Mughal-e-Azam ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,910 views/month).[2] Mughal-e-Azam has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Mughal-e-Azam receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Film[3] and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[4].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . dff.gov.in. dff.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [50] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . Mughal-e-Azam. wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . Mughal-e-Azam. wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . Mughal-e-Azam. wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . Mughal-e-Azam. wikidata.org.
  37. [43] ↑ . Mughal-e-Azam. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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