<p>Film Heritage Foundation’s monumental 4K restoration of Kamal Amrohi’s landmark Hindi cinema classic, Pakeezah (1972), made a triumphant UK debut to a packed audience &nbsp;at a gala screening for the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, October 18, 2026.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Selected from highly competitive restorations worldwide, the masterpiece served as the prestigious closing gala screening at the BFI IMAX, the UK's largest cinema screen. Demonstrating the immense anticipation surrounding the release, the screening sold out within a single day of booking, leaving not an empty seat in the house.<br><br>The evening commenced with an introduction by Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur alongside Tajdar Amrohi and Rukhsaar Amrohi, the son and daughter of the legendary filmmaker. The deeply moving conversation was moderated by Arike Oke, Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections at the British Film Institute (BFI). Also in attendance was Bilal Amrohi, Kamal Amrohi’s grandson, who collaborated closely with the Film Heritage Foundation on the restoration. In a poignant tribute to the filmmaker's enduring legacy, 14 members of the Amrohi family travelled from India specifically to witness this historic cinematic milestone.<br><br>Introducing the film, Film Heritage Foundation Director, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur said, “I first watched this film when I was three years old with my grandmother in the cinema. This film is incredibly close to my heart and will always be intertwined with my memories of her. It has been my dream to restore Pakeezah ever since I established the Film Heritage Foundation in 2014. Because we did not have the original camera negative and the surviving material was in exceptionally poor condition, seeing it back on the big screen today feels like a miracle. We spent two years painstakingly working on this restoration. The audio element proved to be a significant challenge, but I was determined to do justice to Kamal Amrohi’s magnificent vision. I am profoundly grateful to the BFI for providing such a prestigious global platform to showcase this labour of love.”<br><br>The presentation was charged with emotion as Kamal Amrohi's children took the stage before the massive IMAX crowd.</p>

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<p>Tajdar Amrohi delivered a poetic and moving tribute: “My Choti Ammi, Meena Kumari, was in a coma before she passed away. In many ways, the negative of Pakeezah was also in a coma and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur has brought it back to life. I am deeply emotional today. I arrived with so many things I intended to say, but standing before this beautiful audience, the words have left me. I simply want to breathe this moment in and restore all of you in my heart forever. Thank you all for coming; I wish I could embrace each one of you. I truly feel the presence of my father here today, blessing us. Our deepest gratitude goes out to Shivendra and the Film Heritage Foundation for their tireless devotion.”<br><br>Rukhsaar Amrohi added, “When he made Pakeezah, my father created an absolute wonder true to his name, Kamal. It is a work for which he deserves to be eternally remembered and honored. I want to thank Shivendra Singh Dungarpur for the sheer dedication that made it possible for us to stand before you today. I am entirely overwhelmed.”<br><br>The UK premiere of Pakeezah marks the crowning achievement in a historic, banner year for the Film Heritage Foundation. The foundation has achieved the rare distinction of premiering major restorations at every premier international film festival this year. The line-up began with Pradip Krishen and Arundhati Roy’s ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ (1989) at the Berlin International Film Festival, followed by John Abraham’s landmark Malayalam film ‘Amma Ariyan’ (1986) at the Cannes Film Festival, and Dev Benegal’s ‘English, August’ (1994) at the Venice International Film Festival.</p>

Selected from highly competitive restorations worldwide, the masterpiece served as the prestigious closing gala screening at the BFI IMAX, the UK's largest cinema screen.

Film Heritage Foundation’s monumental 4K restoration of Kamal Amrohi’s landmark Hindi cinema classic, Pakeezah (1972), made a triumphant UK debut to a packed audience at a gala screening for the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Selected from highly competitive restorations worldwide, the masterpiece served as the prestigious closing gala screening at the BFI IMAX, the UK's largest cinema screen. Demonstrating the immense anticipation surrounding the release, the screening sold out within a single day of booking, leaving not an empty seat in the house. The evening commenced with an introduction by Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur alongside Tajdar Amrohi and Rukhsaar Amrohi, the son and daughter of the legendary filmmaker. The deeply moving conversation was moderated by Arike Oke, Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections at the British Film Institute (BFI). Also in attendance was Bilal Amrohi, Kamal Amrohi’s grandson, who collaborated closely with the Film Heritage Foundation on the restoration. In a poignant tribute to the filmmaker's enduring legacy, 14 members of the Amrohi family travelled from India specifically to witness this historic cinematic milestone. Introducing the film, Film Heritage Foundation Director, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur said, “I first watched this film when I was three years old with my grandmother in the cinema. This film is incredibly close to my heart and will always be intertwined with my memories of her. It has been my dream to restore Pakeezah ever since I established the Film Heritage Foundation in 2014. Because we did not have the original camera negative and the surviving material was in exceptionally poor condition, seeing it back on the big screen today feels like a miracle. We spent two years painstakingly working on this restoration. The audio element proved to be a significant challenge, but I was determined to do justice to Kamal Amrohi’s magnificent vision. I am profoundly grateful to the BFI for providing such a prestigious global platform to showcase this labour of love.” The presentation was charged with emotion as Kamal Amrohi's children took the stage before the massive IMAX crowd.

<p>Selected from highly competitive restorations worldwide, the masterpiece served as the prestigious closing gala screening at the BFI IMAX, the UK's largest cinema screen.</p>

Restored version of Pakeezah sells out in a single day at London Film Festival

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<p>In his first reaction to historic peace deal inked between the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/us-had-no-right-to-sign-peace-agreement-iran-opposes-afghan-deal-with-taliban-283576">Taliban and the United States</a> in Doha on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the agreement was akin to yesteryear's blockbuster Pakeezah and added, while it was "not a surprise", the current situation in Afghanistan is being carefully watched.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"What we saw.. in a way it was not a surprise. Everybody knew, It is being talked about for so long. It was like finally seeing Pakeezah after 17 trailers," he said.</p>

<p>"Issue for us is that for at the moment the United States is talking in terms of thining down its presence and providing support to the government in Kabul. How that plays out, time will tell," he explained.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to the deal, foreign forces will leave the country and the Taliban will be delisted from the United Nations Security Council's sanctions list.</p>

<p>EAM said India's message to the "US and to the West" is that "achievements of the last 18 years is in global interest that those achievements are secured, protected and not jeopardized."</p>

<p>He said while India will "wait and see how this plays out", real negotiations "will start now and then we will have to see many of the assumptions that we had, how cohesive are various players, what do they do and what are their demands. Does the Taliban join a democratic setup or does a democratic setup adjusts to the Taliban."</p>

<p>India's official policy has been an "Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled" peace talks. New Delhi has emerged as a major partner of Kabul in last 18 year and helping develop infrastructure projects like the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/after-peace-deal-taliban-orders-attacks-against-kabul-government-283814">National Parliament </a>in Kabul and the India Afghanistan friendship dam in Herat and many community and capacity building projects.&nbsp;</p>

<p>India's foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was in Kabul on Friday and Saturday and called on President Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai, First Vice President-elect Amrullah Saleh, NSA Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, Acting Foreign Minister Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri and Acting Finance Minister Abdul Zadran.&nbsp;</p>


In his first reaction to historic peace deal inked between the Taliban and the United States in Doha on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the agreement was akin to yesteryear's blockbuster Pakeezah and added, while it was "not a surprise", the current situation in Afghanistan is being carefully watched.

In his first reaction to historic peace deal inked between the Taliban and the United States in Doha on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the agreement was akin to yesteryear's blockbuster Pakeezah and added, while it was "not a surprise", the current situation in Afghanistan is being carefully watched. "What we saw.. in a way it was not a surprise. Everybody knew, It is being talked about for so long. It was like finally seeing Pakeezah after 17 trailers," he said. "Issue for us is that for at the moment the United States is talking in terms of thining down its presence and providing support to the government in Kabul. How that plays out, time will tell," he explained. According to the deal, foreign forces will leave the country and the Taliban will be delisted from the United Nations Security Council's sanctions list. EAM said India's message to the "US and to the West" is that "achievements of the last 18 years is in global interest that those achievements are secured, protected and not jeopardized." He said while India will "wait and see how this plays out", real negotiations "will start now and then we will have to see many of the assumptions that we had, how cohesive are various players, what do they do and what are their demands. Does the Taliban join a democratic setup or does a democratic setup adjusts to the Taliban." India's official policy has been an "Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled" peace talks. New Delhi has emerged as a major partner of Kabul in last 18 year and helping develop infrastructure projects like the National Parliament in Kabul and the India Afghanistan friendship dam in Herat and many community and capacity building projects. India's foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was in Kabul on Friday and Saturday and called on President Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai, First Vice President-elect Amrullah Saleh, NSA Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, Acting Foreign Minister Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri and Acting Finance Minister Abdul Zadran.

EAM Jaishankar compares US-Taliban peace deal to Pakeezah movie trailer release  

<p>At a function in a Mumbai film studio where “Pakeezah” was being shot, the then home minister Lal Bahadur Shastri failed to recognise Meena Kumari when she garlanded him and asked journalist Kuldip Nayar sitting near him who the woman was.</p>

<p>Meena Kumari was at the height of her success as an actress when this incident took place.</p>

<p>Shastri was invited to the shooting of “Pakeezah”, in which Meena Kumari was the heroine. There was also much pressure from the Maharashtra chief minister to attend it and Shastri could not say no.</p>

<p>This interesting account of Meena Kumari’s encounter with Shastri on the film sets finds mention in Nayar’s new book “On Leaders and Icons: From Jinnah to Modi”, which he finished only weeks before he passed away last August.</p>

<p>The function was attended by leading personalities from the cinema world.</p>

<p>“Many top actors were present. Meena Kumari garlanded Shastri. Amidst loud applause, Shastri asked me in his soft voice who the lady was. Meena Kumari, I said in amazement. Shastri expressed his ignorance. Yet never did I expect him to admit this in public,” Nayar wrote.</p>

<p>He, however, praised Shastri for his innocence and honesty.</p>

<p>Shastri made a brief speech on the occasion.</p>

<p>“He began his speech with the remark, ‘Meena Kumariji, mujhe maaf karna, maine aapka naam pahle dafa suna hai’ (Meena Kumariji, please forgive me, I have heard your name for the first time). The legendary beauty of Hindi cinema, the darling of millions across the nation, was a figure of embarrassment and sat impassively in the front row,” the book said.</p>

<p>Shastri was given a tour of the film studio. For him, it was like going through a routine exercise. Shastri’s speech made no comment about the sets or the film itself, Nayar wrote.</p>

<p>In the iconic movie directed by Kamal Amrohi and released in 1972, Meena Kumari played the lead role of a golden-hearted nautch girl from Lucknow. Raaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Nadira were also in the film.</p>

<p>In the book, published by Speaking Tiger, Nayar recounts his experiences of meeting many of the men and women who shaped the destiny of pre- and post-Independence India, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of their personalities and shedding light on many key events in the country.</p>

<p>He also mentions about Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s flawless recitation of his poetry even after consuming a full bottle of Black Dog Whiskey.</p>


At a function in a Mumbai film studio where “Pakeezah” was being shot, the then home minister Lal Bahadur Shastri failed to recognise Meena Kumari when she garlanded him and asked journalist Kuldip Nayar sitting near him who the woman was.

At a function in a Mumbai film studio where “Pakeezah” was being shot, the then home minister Lal Bahadur Shastri failed to recognise Meena Kumari when she garlanded him and asked journalist Kuldip Nayar sitting near him who the woman was. Meena Kumari was at the height of her success as an actress when this incident took place. Shastri was invited to the shooting of “Pakeezah”, in which Meena Kumari was the heroine. There was also much pressure from the Maharashtra chief minister to attend it and Shastri could not say no. This interesting account of Meena Kumari’s encounter with Shastri on the film sets finds mention in Nayar’s new book “On Leaders and Icons: From Jinnah to Modi”, which he finished only weeks before he passed away last August. The function was attended by leading personalities from the cinema world. “Many top actors were present. Meena Kumari garlanded Shastri. Amidst loud applause, Shastri asked me in his soft voice who the lady was. Meena Kumari, I said in amazement. Shastri expressed his ignorance. Yet never did I expect him to admit this in public,” Nayar wrote. He, however, praised Shastri for his innocence and honesty. Shastri made a brief speech on the occasion. “He began his speech with the remark, ‘Meena Kumariji, mujhe maaf karna, maine aapka naam pahle dafa suna hai’ (Meena Kumariji, please forgive me, I have heard your name for the first time). The legendary beauty of Hindi cinema, the darling of millions across the nation, was a figure of embarrassment and sat impassively in the front row,” the book said. Shastri was given a tour of the film studio. For him, it was like going through a routine exercise. Shastri’s speech made no comment about the sets or the film itself, Nayar wrote. In the iconic movie directed by Kamal Amrohi and released in 1972, Meena Kumari played the lead role of a golden-hearted nautch girl from Lucknow. Raaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Nadira were also in the film. In the book, published by Speaking Tiger, Nayar recounts his experiences of meeting many of the men and women who shaped the destiny of pre- and post-Independence India, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of their personalities and shedding light on many key events in the country. He also mentions about Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s flawless recitation of his poetry even after consuming a full bottle of Black Dog Whiskey.

Who is Meena Kumari, asked former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri when he failed to recognise her

<p>Indian cinema has over the decades built a repute for portraying what is happening with common people in their real lives.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A movie titled &ldquo;Nikaah&rdquo; released in 1982 throwing light on the complexities of a triangle love story between three well-off Muslim individuals. The movie explored the problems of how triple talaq as a tool in Muslim marriages can be manipulated while the couple goes through intense personal moments.</p>

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<p>The movie can be attributed to making the majority Indian audience that had no idea about triple talaq aware about the existence of such a practice.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For those who still have doubts about the practice, under triple talaq, the husband can recite &#39;talaq&#39; three times consecutively to his wife and it will be considered as divorce under the Muslim Personal Law. But this is limited not exclusive to the Indian context.</p>

<p>Several Muslim countries have done away with <em>Talaq-e- </em><em>biddat</em> (instantaneous talaq) and retained <em>Talaq-e-iddat</em> (talaq with a waiting period) as the former does not fall under the Shariat law.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Several years ago, the tragedy queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari suffered at the hands of this misinterpreted and misunderstood practice of triple talaq. Most Indian cinema lovers can swear by seeing the &ldquo;Pakeezah&rdquo; actresses&rsquo; award winning performance in the film &ldquo;Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam&rdquo; of 1963 but not many can claim to know the story behind it.</p>

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<p>Meena Kumari had recently been divorced by her husband Kamal Amrohi, legendary director using the method of consecutive triple talaq.</p>

<p>According to media reports, Kamal had slapped Meena in a fit of rage and furiously uttered &ldquo;Talaq&rdquo; three times. This was following a growing gap between the two lovers who had married against all odds--considering Kamal Amrohi was 15 years older than the Pakeezah actress and also that he was already twice married before. Meena Kumari was his third wife.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bollywood has evolved ever since and tries to not consciously involve itself in religious matters or practices.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But there is more to what there is in actuality to this practice. Saying triple talaq consecutively is not within Islam and its principles. In fact nowhere in the Shariat law, is triple talaq validated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Today, in a landmark judgment, the Indian Supreme court&#39;s 5-judge bench struck down triple talaq. With a 3:2 majority, triple talaq was deemed unconstitutional and the court has passed a six-month injunction against the Muslim instant divorce law. In the meantime, Parliament has been asked to legislate and bring a law in place.&nbsp;</p>

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Meena Kumari was divorced by Kamal Amrohi by uttering Talaq three times in a fit of rage

Indian cinema has over the decades built a repute for portraying what is happening with common people in their real lives. A movie titled “Nikaah” released in 1982 throwing light on the complexities of a triangle love story between three well-off Muslim individuals. The movie explored the problems of how triple talaq as a tool in Muslim marriages can be manipulated while the couple goes through intense personal moments. Official poster of movie Nikaah (Source: Wikimedia Commons) (Others) × The movie can be attributed to making the majority Indian audience that had no idea about triple talaq aware about the existence of such a practice. For those who still have doubts about the practice, under triple talaq, the husband can recite 'talaq' three times consecutively to his wife and it will be considered as divorce under the Muslim Personal Law. But this is limited not exclusive to the Indian context. Several Muslim countries have done away with Talaq-e- biddat (instantaneous talaq) and retained Talaq-e-iddat (talaq with a waiting period) as the former does not fall under the Shariat law. Several years ago, the tragedy queen of Bollywood, Meena Kumari suffered at the hands of this misinterpreted and misunderstood practice of triple talaq. Most Indian cinema lovers can swear by seeing the “Pakeezah” actresses’ award winning performance in the film “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” of 1963 but not many can claim to know the story behind it. Meena Kumari in a still from movie Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam (Source: YouTube) (Others) × A still from Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (Source: YouTube) (Others) × Meena Kumari had recently been divorced by her husband Kamal Amrohi, legendary director using the method of consecutive triple talaq. According to media reports, Kamal had slapped Meena in a fit of rage and furiously uttered “Talaq” three times. This was following a growing gap between the two lovers who had married against all odds--considering Kamal Amrohi was 15 years older than the Pakeezah actress and also that he was already twice married before. Meena Kumari was his third wife. Bollywood has evolved ever since and tries to not consciously involve itself in religious matters or practices. But there is more to what there is in actuality to this practice. Saying triple talaq consecutively is not within Islam and its principles. In fact nowhere in the Shariat law, is triple talaq validated. Today, in a landmark judgment, the Indian Supreme court's 5-judge bench struck down triple talaq. With a 3:2 majority, triple talaq was deemed unconstitutional and the court has passed a six-month injunction against the Muslim instant divorce law. In the meantime, Parliament has been asked to legislate and bring a law in place. (WION)

Nikaah, Meena Kumari & the triple talaq connection

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