JahanAra 1964

JahanAra is a 1964 Indian Bollywood historical film released on 1964. The film is directed by Vinod Kumar.

Mirza Yusuf Changezi (Bharat Bhushan) and Jahan Ara (Mala Sinha) have been good friends since childhood. Things are not quite the same as they grow up, as Jahan Ara's father is none other than Emperor Shah Jahan, and men are not permitted to meet with the princess under any circumstances. However, Jahan and Mirza do meet secretly and promise to marry each other. Misfortune visits the emperor, when his wife, Mumtaz Mahal (Achala Sachdev), passes away. The emperor gets deeply devastated, and, still mourning his wife's death, he pledges to build a memorial in her name (which would subsequently be called Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders on Earth). At her deathbed, Mumtaz makes Jahan promise that she will take care of her father, which she promises to do. This responsibility makes her sacrifice her love for Mirza, who is heartbroken and continues to believe that Jahan will sooner or later reunite with him.

Jahanara was the daughter of that woman in whose sweet memory the Taj was built. . Jahanara was the daughter of that man whose reign was the golden period in the history of Mughal Empire. . The daughter Jahanara was decorated with the title Begum Sahib was by her father - the great Emperor Shahjehan. . Even today she is remembered as Begum Saheb. Right from childhood, Jahanara had a love for poetry. Mirza Changezi was one of the Royal poet. Jahanara had a soft corner for the poet and hummed his poems. And Mirza Changezi too was very much under the hypnotic spell of Jahanara. . Times marched on. Weathers changed. Buds bloomed into flowers. Childhood stepped into youth. Moonlight had just kissed Jahanara when she had to give a word to her dying mother that she will not do anything that might bruise her fathers heart or hurt the great Mughal Empire. Jahanara gave a word to dying mother Karuna - her childhood friend gave a word to Mirza Changezi that she will one day arrange a meeting of Mirza with Begum Sahib. . Times marched on. Revolution put the Mughal Empire on the falling tide. Reigns changed hands. Auragzeb came into power. He became the Emperor of India. . Shahjehan was imprisoned and had to pass the last days of his life in a dark corner of the palace. To Jahanara, the dark corner was like a place of worship. And a day came when the Mighty Mughal, the loving father left his devoted daughter alone to the winds of times. Then the life of Jahanara was like a fallen leaf. . Mirza Changezi reminded Karuna of his promise. There was a clash of two pledges. The promise of Jahanara and the pledge of Karuna - the Rajputs daughter Jahanara had pledged never to meet Mirza. But Karuna had promised him the meeting. How they stood by the words? . Jahanara is the life and love and devotion of Princess Jahanara the devoted daughter of the great Mughal Emperor Shahjehan. Check out this page for more updates on JahanAra.