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K. Asif

Born June 14, 1922

Died March 9, 1971 · aged 48

Karimuddin Asif, born in 1922 in Uttar Pradesh, remains one of Indian cinema’s most ambitious and enigmatic directors. He began his career in Bombay under the mentorship of his uncle Nazir and made his directorial debut with Phool (1945), a commercially successful social drama. However, Asif's name is forever linked with his magnum opus, Mughal-e-Azam (1960), a monumental epic that retold the lege…

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Mughal-e-Azam

Mughal-e-Azam · 1960

MovieDramaRomance

In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.

Love and God

Love and God · 1986

MovieDramaRomance

Based on the ill-fated love story of Laila and Majnu, this version shows them as inseparable childhood sweethearts, and subsequently as each others lovers. They want to get married, but as their fathers' (Emir E Basra, and Emir E Yemen respectively) are sworn enemies of each other, they are not permitted to see other, let alone get married. Separated from each other, they long and pine for each other.

Phool

MovieFamilyDrama

A drama set in a Muslim family. Safhar's inheritance is lost, thanks to his sister-in-law, but he is still expected to complete his late father's work of building a mosque. If he cannot complete the work, then Salim must take over, but he goes off to fight in the Balkans, leaving the sister-in- law's orphaned daughter to complete the task. In doing so, she will lose her freedom, so she has a difficult decision to make.

Hulchul

Hulchul · 1951

Kishore loves Asha, whose father raised him like a son, and sets out to earn money to wed her in great pomp. However, fate has other plans as it lands him in jail under a false charge.

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Mughal-e-Azam

Mughal-e-Azam · 1960

MovieDramaRomance

In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.

Director

Love and God

Love and God · 1986

MovieDramaRomance

Based on the ill-fated love story of Laila and Majnu, this version shows them as inseparable childhood sweethearts, and subsequently as each others lovers. They want to get married, but as their fathers' (Emir E Basra, and Emir E Yemen respectively) are sworn enemies of each other, they are not permitted to see other, let alone get married. Separated from each other, they long and pine for each other.

Director

Phool

MovieFamilyDrama

A drama set in a Muslim family. Safhar's inheritance is lost, thanks to his sister-in-law, but he is still expected to complete his late father's work of building a mosque. If he cannot complete the work, then Salim must take over, but he goes off to fight in the Balkans, leaving the sister-in- law's orphaned daughter to complete the task. In doing so, she will lose her freedom, so she has a difficult decision to make.

Director

Hulchul

Hulchul · 1951

Kishore loves Asha, whose father raised him like a son, and sets out to earn money to wed her in great pomp. However, fate has other plans as it lands him in jail under a false charge.

Producer