A decade in the making, K. Asif’s is truly a spectacular entry among Historical films. Immortalizing the love story of Akbar’s beloved son Prince Salim and Anarkali, a beautiful serving girl in the Queen’s palace, the film weaves together their romance and the Oedipal father/son rivalry over proper succession. The prince challenges Akbar’s authority in the name of love—while Anarkali herself confronts the emperor in court in a stunning song shot with a thousand mirrors! Dialogue by Kamal Amrohi, who also directed Pakeezah.