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Kamal Amrohi’s Son Claims He Wrote Mughal-E-Azam Dialogues
Mughal-E-Azam was a very large and expensive Indian film.
Kamal Amrohi’s son, Tajdar Amrohi, says his father wrote all of the film’s dialogues.
He claims Amrohi was paid Rs 10,000 for each scene.
According to Tajdar, this added up to about Rs 2 lakh.
Tajdar says Amrohi argued with director K Asif and left the film for a time.
He says Asif later asked Amrohi to finish the writing.
Tajdar also claims that other writers received credit when the film was released.
These claims come from Tajdar’s account, while the released film listed several writers.
The story is therefore about both Amrohi’s alleged contribution and the dispute over credit.
Tajdar Amrohi claims his father wrote all the dialogues for Mughal-E-Azam.
He says Kamal Amrohi was paid Rs 10,000 per scene and earned about Rs 2 lakh.
Tajdar alleges K Asif divided the film’s writing credit among several writers.
He recalls that Kamal Amrohi initially left the project after falling out with Asif.
Tajdar says Asif later persuaded Amrohi to return because he could not find another writer he preferred.
- Who
- Kamal Amrohi, director K Asif, and Tajdar Amrohi, who recounted his father’s role.
- What
- A claim that Kamal Amrohi wrote Mughal-E-Azam’s dialogues, earned about Rs 2 lakh, and disputed the film’s writing credits.
- Where
- When
- During the production and release of Mughal-E-Azam; no specific dates are given.
- Why
- Tajdar says Amrohi and Asif disagreed over the writing and credit for the film.
Tajdar Amrohi’s Account
Released Film Credits
Who wrote the dialogues?
Tajdar Amrohi’s Account
Tajdar Amrohi claims Kamal Amrohi wrote all the dialogues in Mughal-E-Azam and says his father’s writing was central to the film.
Released Film Credits
The film was released with writing credits divided among Kamal Amrohi, Vajahat Mirza, Amanullah Khan, and another writer, according to Tajdar’s account.
Why did Amrohi return?
Tajdar Amrohi’s Account
Tajdar says K Asif persuaded Kamal Amrohi to return after admitting that he was not satisfied with other writing and could not complete the film without him.
Released Film Credits
The article does not provide a separate account from K Asif or the other credited writers to confirm or dispute Tajdar’s recollection.
Key facts
- Film
- Mughal-E-Azam
- Director
- K Asif
- Claimed fee
- Rs 10,000 per scene
- Claimed total earnings
- About Rs 2 lakh
- Reported film budget
- Rs 1.5 crore
- Other credited writers named
- Vajahat Mirza and Amanullah Khan, along with another writer
- Claimed modern value of earnings
- Nearly Rs 2 crore after adjusting for inflation
Quotes
Tajdar Amrohi
Kamal Amrohi’s son, who made claims about his father’s writing and credits.
“Earlier, writers were called Munshis, the ones with pencil on their ear. People who wrote dialogues and stories for movies, they were widely referred to as munshis in the industry. None of them ever charged over Rs 2000. Kamal Amrohi was the only man who charged Rs 10,000 per scene in Mughal-E-Azam.”
indianexpress.com
“Every dialogue in Pakeezah was written by my father. Nobody else could write dialogues in my father’s movies. Be it Pakeezah, Mahal, Razia Sultan… even the dialogues in Mughal-E-Azam. With all due respect to K Asif, he didn’t want Kamal Amrohi to get full credit.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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