Pakeezah (English: Pure Heart)
Year Language Running Time Rating
1972 Urdu (with English subtitles) 148 minutes PG
       
ACMI, Federation Square: Monday , May 6 at 5:30 pm

Director Kamal Amrohi
Cast Meena Kumari, Raj Kumar, Ashok Kumar
Synopsis It survived a tortuous 14-year journey to the screen, was tainted by tragedy and flopped when it was first released; yet this achingly beautiful tale of a prostitute with a pure (pakeezah) heart in an impure world has become a much-loved cult classic. A feast for the eyes, ears and heart, and the final role of leading tragedienne Meena Kumari who was gravely ill and died shortly after the film was released.
     
     
     
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