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Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1956)

Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag poster
Directed by
Homi Wadia
Genre
fantasy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Aladdin finds a magic lamp in a cave and uses it to win the love of a princess. The film is based on stories from the Arabian Nights.

adventurouswhimsicalromanticlightheartedclassicfantasticalvintagemusical

What happens

Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp (Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag) is a 1952 Indian fantasy film produced and directed by Homi Wadia. Made under the Basant Pictures banner, it had story, scenario and additional dialogue by JBH Wadia. The dialogues were written by Tejnath Zar. The music of the film was composed by S. N. Tripathi and Chitragupta. It stars Mahipal, Meena Kumari in the lead roles, with S. N. Tripathi, B. M. Vyas, Pandit Amarnath and Raja Sandow. This fantasy film from the Arabian Nights follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding of the magic lamp in the cave, and his love for the princess Badar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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