Film

Anarkali

1928Drama

Director: R.S. Choudhury
Year: 1928

A silent film adaptation of the popular, yet legendary, tragic romance between Mughal Prince Salim (the future Emperor Jahangir) and the courtesan Anarkali. Their forbidden love incurs Emperor Akbar's wrath, leading to Anarkali's legendary punishment of being walled up alive. This pioneering film is considered lost.

Top cast

Ruby Myers

Anarkali (as Sulochana)

Dinshaw Bilimoria

(as D.Billimoria)

Putli

Jamshedji

Madanrai Vakil

Mehboob

Sakhu

Zillu

Directed by

R.S. Choudhury

Written by

Narayan Vijay Thakur