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Story

Synopsis

Ostensibly a Central Asian war fantasy about a conflict between the Cossacks and the Tartars, Mehboob’s film proposes a tale advocating national independence. The Cossacks are oppressed by the despotic Russian king (Siddiqui) and his minister Jabir (Kayamali), who has Tartar blood in him. General Murad (Kumar) covertly sides with the opposition, gets arrested for treason and escapes. He meets the wild Gulnar (Sitara Devi) and gets her to spy as a maid of Princess Nigar (Bibbo). Nigar falls for Murad and Gulnar withdraws from the scene for the sake of her nation. Eventually Nigar, at the head of an army of women, helps defeat the villains.

Director

Mehboob Khan

Writers

Wajahat Mirza, Mehboob Khan

Language

Hindi

Country

India

Release date

22 January 1938

Ensemble

Cast

• M. Kumar

  General Marad

• Bibbo

  Princess Nigar

• Maya Banerjee

• Yakub

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  Sitara Devi

  Gulnar

• Kayamali

  Jabir

• Sankatha

• H. Siddiqui

  The Russian King

• Mirza Musharraf