Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-E-Azam has completed 50 years of release.
A few well known people of their time, who can easily be termed as legends now, came together when they recalled their memories of being associated with one of the best film to hit the silver screen ever, Mughal-E-Azam, which recently completed 50 years of its release at the box office.
One of the important persons to grace this historic occasion was the man, who was an inseparable part of the film and played the immortal character of Salim in the film, the legendary Dilip Kumar himself. Recalling the making of the film, Dilp said, "Mughal-e-Azam was totally different experience. Asif trusted me enough to leave the portrayal of Salim completely to me. The shooting in Rajasthan was most memorable in itself. Imagine my state with my entire body covered by armor in the desert heat."
The actor said that looking back, neither then nor now did he ever felt that the film took nine years in making. He said, “Such was the all-round commitment in the making of the film that nobody saw the delay as tiresome. We were experienced enough to understand that a film involving such overwhelming craftsmanship, minute detailing, massive gathering of artistes and unit hands, strenuous schedules with large units of artistes and trained animals, day and night shoots cannot be a simple affair.”.
He added, “The entire unit understood that making a historic film like Mughal-E-Azam was a great responsibility but the kind of hard work we had put in made us believe that our hard work would finally pay-off.”
Others like Naushad, who composed the music of Mughal-E-Azam also graced the occasion.
Definitely getting back together and sharing memories of those good old days must have been very special for all those who worked on Mughal-E-Azam 50 years back.
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