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Gul-E-Bakawali (1939)

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British Raj
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How it feels

A prince seeks a magical flower from a fairy to restore his blind father's sight. The story follows their bond and the challenges they face.

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What happens

Gul-E-Bakawali (transl. Flower of Bakawali) is a 1939 Indian Punjabi-language film by D. M. Pancholi, starring Salim Raza, Noor Jehan, Suraiya, Hem Lata and Jabeen. Based on the Indian folktale The Rose of Bakawali about the hedychium flower, said to be from a Persian legend in the Arabian Nights, it tells the story of fairy Bakawali and a prince who wants her magical flower to cure his blind father. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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