Pakeezah

India, 1972

Film

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A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.

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Credits

director

Kamal Amrohi

costume design

Meena Kumari

editor

D.N. Pai

producer

Kamal Amrohi

production company

Mahal Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Sangeeta Enterprises

writer

Kamal Amrohi

Duration

02:33:00

Production places
India
Production dates
1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-54966

Language

Urdu

Subject categories

Drama

Music

Romance

TMDB-Movie

54966

Wikidata

Q851395

Collected

33 times

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