Alibaba (1940)
- Directed by
- Mehboob Khan
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- British Raj
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man named Alibaba encounters a group of thieves and a magical cave. He uses this discovery to help his family and outsmart his enemies.
light-heartedwhimsicaladventurousmusicaldatedfantasticalfamily-oriented
What happens
Alibaba is a 1940 Urdu/Hindi fantasy film directed by Mehboob Khan for Sagar Movietone. The music was directed by Anil Biswas, with lyrics by Safdar Aah. The film was a bilingual, made in Punjabi language as Alibaba at the same time. It starred Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammed and Wahidan Bai. In this Arabian Nights fantasy Alibaba, Surendra played the title role and also appeared in the role of Alibaba's son. Sardar Akhtar, who went on to marry Mehboob Khan, was not a well-known actress at the time. She was given the starring role while Wahidan Bai, mother of the actress Nimmi played the second female lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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