Pakeezah - 1972 shemaroo DVD

A classic tale, set in Lucknow at the turn of the century, about a dancer and courtesan who dreams of escaping her disreputable life. Nargis (Meena Kumari) wants to leave the brothel and set up house with her husband Shahabuddin (Ashok Kumar). However she is rejected by his family and dies in a graveyard, after giving birth to a daughter, Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari). The daughter too grows up to become a dancer and courtesan.

Sahibjaan's guardian, Nawabjaan (Veena), prevents her father from seeing her. She falls in love with a mysterious and noble stranger, who turns out to be her father's sister's son, Salim (Raaj Kumar). Salim's father forbids him to marry her due to her circumstance in life. Sahibjaan is called to dance at Salim's arranged wedding, where her father discovers her identity and claims her as his daughter. Her wishes are fulfilled and she marries Salim. Every song in the film remains fresh in the minds of film lovers even today - be it 'Inhi Logon Ne', 'Chalte Chalte' or 'Chalo Dildaar Chalo'.