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Shiraz: A Romance of India (1928)

1h 46m

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September 26, 1928
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Shiraz: A Romance of India (1928)

Name: Shiraz: A Romance of India
Genre: Romance, Drama, History, Fantasy
Released: 1928-09-26

1h 46m

Running Time

September 26, 1928
Release Date

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Plot.

A historical romance set in the Mughal Empire. Selima is a princess-foundling raised by a potter and loved by her brother, Shiraz. She is abducted and sold as a slave to Prince Khurram, later Emperor Shah Jehan, who falls for her, to the chagrin of the wily Dalia. When Selima is caught is Shiraz, the young man is condemned to be trampled to death by an elephant. A pendant reveals Selima's royal status and she saves her brother, marries the prince and becomes Empress Mumtaz Mahal while Dalia is banned for her machinations against Selima. When Selima dies (1629), the emperor builds her a monument to the design of the now old and blind Shiraz, the Taj Mahal.

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Cast & Crew.

Himansu Rai

Shiraz / Producer

Enakshi Rama Rau

Selima

Charu Roy

Prince Khurram

Seeta Devi

Dalia

Maya Devi

Franz Osten

Director

William A. Burton

Screenplay

Emil Schünemann

Director of Photography

Henry Harris

Director of Photography

Promode Nath

Art Direction

Niranjan Pal

Original Story

Anoushka Shankar

Orchestrator

Artur Guttmann

Composer

H. Harris

Cinematographer

Henry Harris

Cinematographer

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Details.

Release Date
September 26, 1928

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

Genres
Romance Drama History Fantasy

Last updated: 2024-12-29

This Movie Is About.

17th century

taj mahal

Wiki.

Shiraz (Shiraz: A Romance of India) (Das Grabmal einer großen Liebe in German) is a 1928 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and starring Himansu Rai and Enakshi Rama Rau. It was adapted from a stage play of the same name by Niranjan Pal, and based on the story of the commissioning of the Taj Mahal – the great monument of a Mughul prince for his dead queen. Due to the public's apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also produced in 1929. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects along with a theme song.