Mughal e Azam
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s sets of films are always in the discussion due to their grandeur and cost. The sets of many big films of South are also being prepared at a cost of crores. SS Rajamouli’s set of ‘Bahubali’ was also quite grand and expensive, but the construction of expensive and grand sets has been going on since the rise of Indian cinema. When ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was being made about 65 years ago, Sheesh Mahal was built at a cost of millions of rupees for shooting only one song. Let’s know about the story of the construction of this palace and its boom in that era.
Creating Sheesh Mahal and shooting songs
The ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ released in 1960 took 14 years to build. It took two years to become a set of a song from the film. The song was ‘Jab Pyaar Kiya Darna Kya’. When actress Madhubala dances in the song, she is seen in all the heads in the palace, but it was not easy to film. At one time it was almost impossible to create this scene. Experts were also called from Hollywood, but they also refused. The matter reached the breaking of Sheesh Mahal, which was prepared for 15 lakh rupees, but then cinematographer RD Mathur solved it. As soon as the camera was installed on her light glasses, reflectors were installed to stop it, but when the lights fell on them, the eyes would go dazzled and the shooting would become difficult, then Madhubala was seen walking in colorful glasses disguised as Anarkali and it became a prestigious scene of Hindi cinema.
The film was made for 1.5 crores
When 15 lakh rupees were spent in preparing a song set, it is natural that the budget of the film must have been in crores. The film was one of the most expensive films of Bollywood. Whatever clothes the actors in the film wore were stitched in Delhi and they were carved in Surat. Jewelry in Hyderabad, weapons in Rajasthan and shoes were made in Agra. The film used 2000 camels and 4000 horses. Due to all this, the budget of the film had reached Rs 1.5 crore.
The most expensive song of the film
The most expensive song from the film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’. The song was written 105 times before getting the approval. At that time there was no mixing facility, so Naushad recorded it in the washroom of the studio with Lata Mangeshkar to resonate in the song.
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