
He entered the world of film with Parsi Theatre. Guide, Jewel Thief, Johny Mera Naam and Teesri Manzil bore the unmistakable stamp of his brand of filmmaking. He introduced the importance of screenplay to the audience through his fast-paced entertainers. But Gaman, Anjuman, and Janisaar cannot be underestimated. Umrao Jaan made him immortal in the history of Hindi cinema. Anand, Guddi, Abhimaan, Satyakam, Bawarchi, Golmaal, Chupke Chupke, the list of his classic movies is quite long.

Apart from being a great director, he also worked as a screenwriter and editor. His contribution as a writer in Mughal-e-Azam is also remembered. Amrohi, who made his directorial debut with Mahal, went on to make grand films like Pakeezah and Razia Sultan.

Menswear at the Lakme Fashion Week makes a strong statementģ0 years of India-ASEAN ties celebrated through an art camp in Udaipur.Social issues and human sensibilities were shown with great care in his films.
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In Auroville, try a mac and ‘sheeze’ as vegan chefs set up cafes and create healthy alternatives to meat Take home a piece of heritage at this Visakhapatnam sweet store 1 hr World renowned light artist Gerry Hoffstetter is in Delhi to carve stories with light at a special event in the Swiss Embassy.Razia Sultan is going to unfold before us on from March 2. With the Republic Day celebrations of Naari Shakti still fresh in our minds a powerful historical character depicting valour of an Indian daughter, In spite of his earlier experience in the industry he has had to do a lot of hard work to play Iltutmish. Thapar admits that the role was challenging, and his feet trembled when it all began. He brought out the talents of his daughter and was bold enough to crown her the ruler in medieval history. Though he could take the easy choice of enthroning any of his sons as his successor but he opted for the revolutionary way, after seeing the qualities Razia possessed. Sooraj Thapar mentions that Iltutmish was a very progressive ruler who began as a slave to Qutubdin Aibak and went on to become the ruler. She is inspirational in that sense,” says Pankhuri. “It’s a story about a girl who has to choose between right and wrong, and that’s exactly what the women of today want to do. The women in the 13th Century faced a lot of hardships and Razia fought for equality against all odds thus the story is relevant in contemporary times. In the times where disclaimers are shown even before historical shows and as an excuse to fictionalize the story to garner TRPs the producer goes on to assure that a lot of research has gone into making this show with respect to the Slave dynasty, the Mughals and the characters portrayed through the serial.

The story is well researched and as close to reality as we could.”
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Razia Sultan moves ahead of her time when the society was male dominated.” Speaking on the risks involved in doing a historical series he says, “We don’t think there is too much of risk involved as the success of a story depends on the way it is told and the substance in it. The cast with opulent costumes left a strong impression.Īsked the reason behind choosing the story of Razia Sultan, Rahul Tewary says, “Not many have read the story of Razia in detail in schools or otherwise. When Pankhuri stepped on the stage, she left no doubt in the audience’s mind that she can do justice to the grandeur, beauty and grit of the character Razia Sultan. The curtain raiser showed the journey of the only woman empress to rule Delhi, Razia Sultan (Pankhuri Awasthi) whose mettle was recognized by her progressive father Iltutmish (Sooraj Thapar). It is the story of a daughter who is both courageous and an able leader, and of a father who boldly faces his people when he makes Razia the sultan.

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Razia Sultan, an icon of our history, is being brought alive by Swastik Productions, and produced by Rahul Tewary, who is also known for his epic TV series,
