I watched the film expecting stellar performances, dialogues, and story, something on the lines if Mughal-e-Azam, but was disappointed on all fronts.The songs while great, is no reason to rate a film as a masterpiece.
At the time of this writing, this movie rated a 7.3 - about the same rank as Kati Patang.
Pakeezah Was Directed By Kamal Amrohi...Who Was Known For His Perfectionism....
This typically melodramatic Bollywood film has inexplicably become a favorite of Western critics. The script is ludicrous, the acting is over-the-top, and it looks cheesy.
On the recommendation of Sr. Adv Menaka Guruswamy I saw Pakheeza today.
Well what can you say about a movie like this,well there is only one word amazing, as i speak "urdu" i understand the language very well, the dialogue's in this movie are excellent and of course the poetry(especially when "rajkumar" enters the train).This movie is about the fake pride build in contemporary Indian societies families and the famous "nawabs" of that era.
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Besides the fact that it was one of the few movies that I ever shed a tear over (bye-bye manhood), this is one of the most beautifully crafted Indian films that has ever been made. From the finely crafted sets, to those haunting looks Meena Kumari gives, no one can ever forget it.
This movie is a masterpiece and a cult classic in its own.Kamal amrohi put 14 years to complete this movie it is best remembered for the famous songs chalo dildar chalo and Raaj kar famous dialogue (aap ke paao deekhe bohot Hassan hai inhe zameen par mat utariye maile ho jainge) The amazing story the acting the dialogues the massage How it used to be a life of a protitute and how people used to treat them back in the days.
