Naqab (1955 film)

Naqab (lit. 'Veil') is a 1955 Indian Hindustani-language fantasy film directed by Lekhraj Bhakhri.[2][3][4] Starring Madhubala, Shammi Kapoor and Ajit, the film revolves around a damsel in distress who receives help from her fiancé and his sister.

Naqab
Directed byLekhraj Bhakhri
Produced byLekhraj Bhakhri
Written byPandit Girish
Screenplay byPandit Girish
StarringMadhubala
Shammi Kapoor
Ajit
Music byGobind Ram
CinematographyRanjodh Thakur
Edited byLachmandas
Release date
3 June 1955[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani

Plot

The film is about a vizier who is madly in love with the Princess Rukhsana. He usurps the throne in order to force her to marry him. However, Rukhsana firmly rejects the vizier’s bet and he imprisons her in the palace dungeon, torturing her everyday. Rukhsana's fiancé, Kamran, the Crown Prince of a neighboring kingdom, and his sister Yasmin, come in disguise to rescue the princess. The handsome captain of the guard, Anwar, falls in love with Yasmin and lands himself in trouble with his master.

Cast

The main cast of the film was:[5]

  • Madhubala as Yasmin
  • Shammi Kapoor as Anwar
  • Ajit as Kamran
  • Asha Mathur as Rukhsana
  • Yashodhara Katju as Rani
  • Maruti as Yasmin's servant

Reception and box office

Naqab got mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. Cineplot wrote about the film: "Production values of Naqab, in the matter of its sets, decor and costumes, are excellent. The photography and sound-recording, however, are of patchy quality. While the music is passable, the songs, though well scored, are poorly sung and the playback for Madhubala is unpleasantly shrill." It proclaimed that Yashodhara Katju is the only one to give a good performance in the film, and everyone else "fails".[3]

The film stood at number 27 in the list of highest-grossing Indian films of 1955, with a flop status.[6]

References
  1. "Naqab (1955) – Review – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. Akbar, Katijia (2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House. p. 140. ISBN 9789381398210.
  3. "Naqab (1955) – Review – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. "Naqab (1955) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  5. "Naqab (1955) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  6. "Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1955". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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