It has been 56 years since the release of K. Asif’s epic Mughal-E-Azam, and now there are finally talks of a sequel.
According to the popular Indian daily Times of India, Farah Ahmed, wife of late producer-director Sultan Ahmed, who had assisted K. Asif on the original classic, is working on the tentatively titled Anarkali ki Wapsi.
“We had attempted a few films, including a remake of our own production ‘Ganga Ki Saugandh‘, but it didn’t materialise.” Farah confirms, “The script of ‘Anarkali Ki Wapasi‘ was developed immediately after the release of ‘Mughal-E-Azam‘. My husband had initiated the work on this concept in 1971, after launching his banner. It was his dream project. We will modify the script to make it relevant for the current audience.”
Mughal-E-Azam was based on the Imtiaz Ali Taj’s Urdu play Anarkali starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.
