Kulkarni a trophy for Best Art Direction at Filmfare. Kumari was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and won a special award at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards the film also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director (Amrohi), and won N. Trade analysts said its popularity might have been caused by Kumari's death a month after its release. It was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year, collecting ₹60 million (US$790,000) after a theatrical run of over 50 weeks. Pakeezah, which was made on a budget of between ₹12.5 million (US$160,000) to ₹15 million (US$200,000), premiered on 4 February 1972 and garnered mixed response from critics, and was criticised for its extravagance and plot. The film's soundtrack, which became one of the highest-selling Bollywood soundtracks of the 1970s, was composed by Ghulam Mohammed and finished by Naushad, who also composed the background score. After being postponed for many years, filming was resumed in 1969 and finished in November 1971.

Pakeezah 's principal photography, which commenced in 1956 by the German cinematographer Josef Wirsching, faced many obstacles, particularly the couple's separation in 1964 and Kumari's addiction to alcohol, which often made her unable to perform on the sets. Sahibjaan and Sahib plan to get married, causing conflicts with Sahibjaan's professional background.Īmrohi, to whom Kumari was married, wanted to make a film dedicated for his wife he began conceiving the story after the release of their collaborative film Daaera (1953). Evacuating from her broken boat, she takes shelter in a tent and finds out its owner, a forest ranger named Salim, had written the letter. While asleep on a train, Sahibjaan receives a note from a stranger praising her beauty. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, and Raaj Kumar, and is about Sahibjaan, a Lucknow-based prostitute and her attempts to run away from a brothel. The Pure One) is a 1972 Indian Hindustani-language musical romantic drama film that was written, directed, and produced by Kamal Amrohi. Pakeezah ( Hindustani pronunciation: transl.

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