Ghalib

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The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film depicts the life of the Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, focusing on his romantic relationship and his struggles. It shows his personal and artistic journey in 19th century India.
biographicalpoeticmelancholichistoricalnostalgicblack-and-whiteslow-pacedformal
What happens
Ghalib is a 1961 Pakistani black and white biographical drama film based on the life of famous Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. The film was directed and produced by Atta Ullah Hashmi, and the story was written by Shatir Ghaznavi with dialogue by Agha Shorish Kashmiri. The film stars Sudhir in the title role of Ghalib while Noor Jehan played his love interest and also sang songs for the film. It was the last film of Noor Jehan as an actor after which she shifted her focus towards singing completely. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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