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Arts Picturehouse
20/10/2019
- 20/10/2019
Cambridge
BFI Southbank
06/12/2019
- 28/12/2019
Lambeth,
London
Broadway Cinema
03/11/2019
- 03/11/2019
Nottingham
David Lean Cinema
07/01/2020
- 07/01/2020
Croydon,
London
David Lean Cinema
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
((Aspara Arts))
Croydon,
London
Depot
05/12/2019
- 05/12/2019
Lewes
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)
08/12/2019
- 08/12/2019
Dundee
Eden Court Theatre
06/12/2019
- 07/12/2019
HOME
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
Manchester
Hyde Park Picture House
01/01/2020
- 01/01/2020
Leeds
mac
02/11/2019
- 02/11/2019
Birmingham
Mockingbird Cinema & Kitchen
22/11/2019
- 22/11/2019
Birmingham
National Science & Media Museum
07/12/2019
- 07/12/2019
Bradford
Queen's Film Theatre
23/11/2019
- 23/11/2019
Belfast
Showroom Workstation
15/12/2019
- 15/12/2019
Sheffield
Tongues of Fire Ltd
25/01/2020
- 25/01/2020
(Screening as part of UK Asian Film Festival)
Pinner
Tyneside Cinema
12/01/2020
- 12/01/2020
Newcastle upon Tyne
Watershed
08/12/2019
- 08/12/2019
Bristol
Arts Picturehouse
20/10/2019
- 20/10/2019
Cambridge
Depot
05/12/2019
- 05/12/2019
Lewes
BFI Southbank
06/12/2019
- 28/12/2019
Lambeth,
London
David Lean Cinema
07/01/2020
- 07/01/2020
Croydon,
London
David Lean Cinema
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
((Aspara Arts))
Croydon,
London
Broadway Cinema
03/11/2019
- 03/11/2019
Nottingham
mac
02/11/2019
- 02/11/2019
Birmingham
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)
08/12/2019
- 08/12/2019
Dundee
Eden Court Theatre
06/12/2019
- 07/12/2019
HOME
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
Manchester
Hyde Park Picture House
01/01/2020
- 01/01/2020
Leeds
National Science & Media Museum
07/12/2019
- 07/12/2019
Bradford
Showroom Workstation
15/12/2019
- 15/12/2019
Sheffield
Tyneside Cinema
12/01/2020
- 12/01/2020
Newcastle upon Tyne
Mockingbird Cinema & Kitchen
22/11/2019
- 22/11/2019
Birmingham
Tongues of Fire Ltd
25/01/2020
- 25/01/2020
(Screening as part of UK Asian Film Festival)
Pinner
Queen's Film Theatre
23/11/2019
- 23/11/2019
Belfast
Watershed
08/12/2019
- 08/12/2019
Bristol
Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar
One of the most extraordinary musical melodramas ever made and a cult classic, Pakeezah is much beloved by audiences for Meena Kumari’s breathtakingly tragic turn as the doomed Sahibjaan, born in a graveyard to a dying mother who was once a famed courtesan.
Taken in by her aunt, she follows in her mother’s footsteps until a chance encounter leads to her falling in love with a man she cannot marry. Forbidden love, homosocial women’s space, glittering fountains, rainbows of silk and gold filigree as far as the eye can see and even some rampaging elephants – Pakeezah has it all, including an ending that punishes fear of difference and parental intervention in matters of the heart.
The film was written and directed by poet and writer Kamal Amrohi, who only made four films, with Pakeezah‘s production spanning 14 years in total. Kumari was his third wife and a famous Hindi tragedienne. Featuring one of the most famous soundtracks in Bollywood history, we’re delighted to offer Pakeezah on DCP for the first time, with subtitling by Munni Kabir.
With thanks to Tajdar Amrohi and Nasreen Munni Kabir