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Episode 10: Anarkali: The Myth Behind India's Most Famous Love Story
The legendary love story between Prince Salim/Jahangir of the Mughal Empire and Anarkali, which has been told and retold throughout South Asia.
Episode Icon: Dilip Kumar (Salim) and Madhubala (Anarkali) in Mughal-e-Azam (1960) https://www.reddit.com/r/bollywood/comments/1ekjdvh/mughaleazam_was_released_on_this_day_in_1960/?rdt=449803 .
Links to photos associated with the episode…
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/historyhouse1.bsky.social/post/3li5isvphfk2w
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BYoYwmAMN/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGDsZmNIBGH/?igsh=MWdqcjh5YWRzajc5cQ==
Recommended Further Reading…
Dad, Aisha. 2022. 'Through the Looking Glass’: The Narrative Performance of Anarkali. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37372092
For Madhubala…
Akbar, Katijia, ‘I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala,’ (Revised and Updated, New Delhi, 2011).
Khan, Aisha, ‘1933-1969, Madhubala, A Bollywood legend whose tragic life mirrored Marilyn Monroe’s’, The New York Times ‘Overlooked’ Series https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-madhubala.html
For the Mughals…
Eaton, Richard M. ‘India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765’, (London, 2020).
Eraly, Abraham, ‘The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors’, (London, 2004).
Mukhoty, Ira, ‘Akbar: The Great Mughal’, (New Delhi, 2020).
Robinson, Francis, ‘The Mughal Emperors: and the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran and Central Asia 1206 -1925’, (London, 2007).
Sharma, Manimugdha, ‘Allahu Akbar: Understanding the Great Mughal in Today's India’, (New Delhi, 2019).
Sharma, Parvati, Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal, (New Delhi, 2020).
Sharma, Parvati, ‘A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal’, (Lanham, Maryland, US, 2023).
For Sir Thomas Roe’s Embassy to the Mughal Court…
Das, Nandini, ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’, (London, 2003).
Break Music: Bollywood Ballet by Harpo Marks on Premium Beats by Shutterstock, https://www.premiumbeat.com (Purchased with license on 12/02/2025) (12:43 to 13:40)
Ending and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrqwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024).
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By Owen DelaneyThe legendary love story between Prince Salim/Jahangir of the Mughal Empire and Anarkali, which has been told and retold throughout South Asia.
Episode Icon: Dilip Kumar (Salim) and Madhubala (Anarkali) in Mughal-e-Azam (1960) https://www.reddit.com/r/bollywood/comments/1ekjdvh/mughaleazam_was_released_on_this_day_in_1960/?rdt=449803 .
Links to photos associated with the episode…
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/historyhouse1.bsky.social/post/3li5isvphfk2w
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BYoYwmAMN/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGDsZmNIBGH/?igsh=MWdqcjh5YWRzajc5cQ==
Recommended Further Reading…
Dad, Aisha. 2022. 'Through the Looking Glass’: The Narrative Performance of Anarkali. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37372092
For Madhubala…
Akbar, Katijia, ‘I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala,’ (Revised and Updated, New Delhi, 2011).
Khan, Aisha, ‘1933-1969, Madhubala, A Bollywood legend whose tragic life mirrored Marilyn Monroe’s’, The New York Times ‘Overlooked’ Series https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-madhubala.html
For the Mughals…
Eaton, Richard M. ‘India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765’, (London, 2020).
Eraly, Abraham, ‘The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors’, (London, 2004).
Mukhoty, Ira, ‘Akbar: The Great Mughal’, (New Delhi, 2020).
Robinson, Francis, ‘The Mughal Emperors: and the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran and Central Asia 1206 -1925’, (London, 2007).
Sharma, Manimugdha, ‘Allahu Akbar: Understanding the Great Mughal in Today's India’, (New Delhi, 2019).
Sharma, Parvati, Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal, (New Delhi, 2020).
Sharma, Parvati, ‘A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal’, (Lanham, Maryland, US, 2023).
For Sir Thomas Roe’s Embassy to the Mughal Court…
Das, Nandini, ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’, (London, 2003).
Break Music: Bollywood Ballet by Harpo Marks on Premium Beats by Shutterstock, https://www.premiumbeat.com (Purchased with license on 12/02/2025) (12:43 to 13:40)
Ending and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrqwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024).