Akademi's Mughal-e-Azam: Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya

Akademi's tribute to K.Asif's Mughal-e-Azam
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya
In honour of the Mughal-e-Azam production being produced in India by Feroz Abbas Khan, here is Akademi’s small offering with permission from the commissioner.
A bespoke commission produced in June 2016 by Akademi
Choreographed by Urja Desai Thakore
Original footage produced by Prolific TV
About Akademi
A cutting-edge organisation working to enhance the practice, understanding and appreciation of South Asian dance in the UK.
Part of Akademi Heritage Online Chronicles under Akademi Heritage Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Find out more about Akademi Chronicles by visiting akademi.co.uk/chronicles

[@md.moniruzzaman2459]

If Madhubala were there, she would have been proud to see this performance!!! cpngrats

[@safiulla1979]

Md. Moniruzzaman 0

[@SA-sq6qq]

It’s amazing the way she performed it’s not easy to dance the whole song in one go in the movie it’s takes days to do one dance well done I really enjoyed it you are a wonderful performer

[@rajbabupakala7424]

May be you never saw classical dance performance. There are dances more than 16 minutes.

[@girdharchawla653]

“ Mughal - E - Azam “ title itself has a Midas touch ! Everything turns to gold ! Fantastic !

[@ranjanakumari4674]

This is the masterpiece after madhubala's performance. Her expression and moves .........totally moved away me😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@asmrwithrehana2415]

She deserves so many more like I’m telling you it’s not easy what she’s done.. this dance is hard it’s looks easy

[@manakoifo2706]

Can we stop comparing? Comparison is the third of joy. She’s done an amazing job. I’m sure more than half of you lot could not deliver as good as this artist.

[@angeloflight9398]

There's no question of comparison here because Madhubala did not actually perform the difficult kathak steps. It was done by a male dancer. Only the closeups were of Madhubala.

[@George99193]

​​@@angeloflight9398es You are right. Because of Madhubala was suffering from heart disease.

[@poojasahni23304]

Whenever this song is performed by whoever performs it, they own it.. so there is no question of comparison.. Am always proud that people in our generation still listen [ and want to perform on this iconic song ❤

[@sony8591]

Can we stop comparing her to Madhubala. Had Madhubala not performing is well then it wouldn't have been a masterpiece that it is now. Having said that she interpreted it in her way. And she is good. God people can't appreciate anything these days. I don't know why it's always a run for what's the best. She's not claiming to be better here

[@PeachyMushroom]

I totally agree with you. It is frustrating when in art people become overly obsessed with a celebrity that they cannot allow room for the energies of other artists to just breathe. After all, do we not want to see the proliferation of art throughout the society, reaching and touching as many people as possible? We need to give even less famous artists their due respect. Furthermore, I think celebrities are great and all, but we ought to leave it at that and not overdo the praise. Continuously saying celeb xyz is the best the best and indepedent artist abc cannot compare shows lack of critical thinking in appraising an art form, I feel. We ought to assess all practitioners on an individual basis.

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

One cannot compare..This is one interpretation of that song..And it beautifully done.. It is like Shakespears play..different interpretations..I like this too..

[@prakritisingh9842]

U r right noone can take place of legend Madhubala but her dance performance is nice in her own way..

[@kmuhammadshah7839]

Actually she is a he (male)

[@saifaman3982]

@@kmuhammadshah7839 she male transgender whatever you call. They are humans too and have complete right to live in this world. Live and let live sir..

[@DownyFragrance]

This is the best choreography emulation for this song I have ever seen

[@hopekhushi9938]

She deserves an award !!! Wow amazing dancer, she is living the song, made that song alive again ! ❤❤❤

[@fayedrahman]

Great work, best choreography, Live performance also just think, If mathubala is live, she also appericate

[@prakritisingh9842]

Yes!

[@justicewarrior1678]

She has danced absolutely beautifully! This dance may look easy, but each and every movement is very precise and it is very difficult to master. Plus she is performing on stage, all in one go, not like a movie set, where there are retakes to cover up any flaws in the performance. She has performed spectacularly well & both the dance and the performance are as good as the original. I don't know why some people are being so negative towards her. She is her own person, not Madhubala & she has performed Madhubala's dance absolutely flawlessly and beautifully.

[@RICK6082111]

Really commendable why becoz she has performed a live and the orignal song was done with many retakes.... can not compare with madubalas expression and beauty but she has done a tremendous work...

[@mansichandwani1855]

Even shes beautiful

[@RICK6082111]

@@mansichandwani1855 yes miss⚘

[@krishnaroy8722]

Very correctly said we must learn to appreciate the good things. It is a beautiful presentation.

[@RICK6082111]

@@krishnaroy8722 true💕

[@samihassan2359]

This live performance is priceless. The dancer did it with grace and poise. The performance in Mughl e Azam was choreographed in cuts and pieces, whereas this performance was done in one go. Kudos for such talent

[@mansooraqureshi2696]

Everybody is talking of Madubala,truly she brought Anarkali to life with her immortal beauty n acting.....But she didn't receive any Award. ....how very disgusting....but the audience were spell bound with her performance, that is her everlasting Award.

[@angeloflight9398]

Madhubala did not know how to dance. Her kathak steps in the song were performed by a male dancer wearing a mask of her face.

[@PeachyMushroom]

Very good job, a timeless classic song that never gets old or boring no matter how many times you hear it, how many different interpretations of dance you see. Excellent, flawless abhinaya that is just the perfect subtelty for this form of dance. I can tell the dancer is very good, but comparing to Madhubala's original dance, Madhubala was faster and more fluid. Not sure if this dancer deliberately wanted to tone down the kalam, also I feel like I noticed less fluidity in her actual lower body movements such as turns and transitions. But otherwise, thank you for treating us with this classic exquisite piece.

[@nandinishah1709]

It was not Madhubala, a male dancer called Lakshmi Narayan wore Madhubala's mask and danced. Madhubala was unwell and didn't have Kathak training, so they took only close ups of her.

[@nm9688]

@@nandinishah1709 I was guessing that they must have used a body double

[@ranaz6663]

More than a dancer Madhubala was a great legend , with a flawless beauty& magnificient eyes so impossible to copy her

[@perceptions-wq5ro]

Lovely. Pleasure watching. Well done sweets. Mumbai

[@dilinidil1438]

Recalls the dance of Madhu. Great! You have done justice to the old dance. Superb

[@sputnik1744]

A pretty good performance by the artist. You can't compare it with the movie where a dance sequence is picturized in many takes and retakes.

[@sajidhussain7715]

It's real that 21st century generations are thus type of performance it's deewangi of music lovers congrats

[@md.firozmollah911]

Beautiful performance. Congratulations.

[@rpsrivastava2234]

Superb performance.Deserves all appreciations.

[@RaviGGanesan]

Beautiful....... Words cannot describe

[@kmuhammadshah7839]

Best performance of this guy in drags. 👑

[@truthprevails4168]

Fantastic... Beautiful dance n expressions!

[@noopureight1560]

Absolutely beautiful! ❤

[@ashokharsora4765]

Excellent very very fantastic for both the ways dancing and the singing. God may shower its Blessings on her of healthy wealthy and prosperous life forever. Beti ghanu jivo ek bap na ashirwad chhe.

[@mohammadishteyaque9221]

Incredibly exquisite ! Live performance so excellent unbelievable!

[@noorhassan7179]

Nice,amazing, dance with nice expressions n foot work.nice body language.

[@mohamadyoussufbhatbhat9013]

Amazing,this is outstanding,a live dance performance,superb...

[@zk4303]

It ws fabulous. Great dancers

[@bysamirdz1992]

Un équilibre étudié et parfait 👍 dans l'enchaînement des gestes ❤🎉 Bravo New folower from algeria 🇩🇿💪❤️💐

[@serunimaya6604]

Great work of art. I appreciate it veru much. Congratulation on being successful in perfomance

[@thehindukushheights]

Pukhtoon lakiyo ka raqss mei jawab nahi.. tributes to her soul..

[@PP-mc5cy]

Dance very well...Nice performance ❤

[@dpkapmr1287]

she did it perfactely in a single sequence --- not an easy job to do---- beautiful

[@MyTheBestMusic]

Fantastic.

[@amberamin2841]

Beautiful performance. Excellent

[@kawsarzaman608]

wow! Brilliant! Love so much!

[@sureshkumarbhat6358]

Fantastic performance .

[@shebasahrwaru]

Incredible ❤ Fantastic 🎉

[@coolmohangupta1008]

No match to expressions of Madhubala. She told Akbar with her face expressions that she is not afraid of any penalty even of death. Outstanding Madhubala.❤😊

[@prashantgoswami8720]

Wo gana kitne din m shoot hua h ye live h

[@canadiantruthdefender2044]

Great effort and very nice moves wonderful result. Enjoyable this great classic in every aspect. Thanks for the entertainment you have provided.

[@tbaig1684]

Thanks for converting this movie in color. For all time, a great classic Darbari by Ustad Bade Ali Khan, second part great song of Nashade and very great dance of Madhubala. As a whole for all time great presentation K Asif of Bollywood.

[@ishaqmd.9026]

Very well performed.

[@mahnazzuberi6081]

Amazing performance

[@Kattar_Hindu141]

Beautiful dancing loved it

[@abdulaleem3096]

Excellent Performance.

[@meenu0912]

Very nyc...keep it up..

[@biditachakraborty12-b5]

Nice to present in in theatres. Nice dance. But Madhubala nailed it.But she danced very well.

[@rakeshkohli5585]

I think, we should never compare, Golden era Artists, with now active performers. The sensitivity of golden era, viewers, was remarkable. Moreover, the movies were made by Doctors, who were so much Talented, that they could visualise ,the script and rehersed themselves vigorously so that they can make the artist ,what they want and in case of any hitch, the Director used to act the scene so that the Artist feeling relaxed n complete the Scene at ease. Now a days, we have completely immersed in Western Culture n I don't want to interfere in their Culture.. Yes, we should always keep in mind, our Heritage, Culture n try to adopt our Culture. Thanks 🙏🙏

[@shiprasarkarmondal]

Just outstanding

[@AnsariAli-ux1fu]

MashaAllah, V.nice Video. The Great Mughal..e..Aazam. Super Performance, Super Movie.. Thanks From, ( Kuwait 🌹🇰🇼🌹 الکویت )

[@mohsinchuniya5281]

Wow... Wonderful performance

[@TherealMaahi]

Wow..she is incredible

[@rajana5886]

Amazing great mam lovely....

[@nirmalchaturvedi5614]

Silence is golden.

[@xwdeadline9899]

Wow ! Very beautiful

[@latachaudhari2220]

Amaizing

[@zahidaali9466]

मधुबाला को जीवित किया इस नृत्यांगना ने ...बहुत खूब..

[@johndeep5923]

beautiful

[@fareedahmed6867]

`Excellent

[@monicapurohit5584]

Mesmerizing ❤

[@anjumshah6972]

Its i think not comparing and couldnot be done though she has performed mind blowing

[@deathward990]

Magical act by Madhubala, Lataji ani Naushad combined

[@srikanth.thewellnessguide]

Graceful dance

[@humairakhalil5437]

Great performance by her

[@narendranishar4902]

Excellent

[@aktharunnisa3621]

Its amazing.

[@Jyotiarora89]

👏👏👏awesome

[@prabhakarraoyarlagadda2294]

She performed directly,it is excellent, dont compare her withMadhubala, she has done with retakes ofcourse Madhubala we cant forget her.

[@agajansukiasov3692]

Great Performance ❤

[@AkademiSouthAsianDan]

Thank you!

[@user-dn2se6eb4n]

Very nice coriography!

[@iftikharahmad8846]

So amazing

[@IslamicVideoProd]

I took NAUSHAD saheb from Bangalore to Mysore[80 miles] in a car . I wanted him to visit the MUSOLIUM of the Great TIPPU SULTAN. During the Journey, Naushad sab told me several stories of how he composed the musical score of MOGHUL E AZAM. He said that K ASIF was also a generous person , paid him the highest money known to a music director at that time. He very much wanted BADE GHULAM ALI KHAN to sing. SHAKEEL BADAYUNI [lyricist] wrote hundreds of songs before it was finalised [PYAR KIYA TO DARNA KEYA].

[@waseemsyed9770]

I took naushad ji,s interview for radio humsafar Montreal Canada

[@sabihaiqbal1846]

Very nice and beautiful 😊

[@gufranbulandgb6688]

Superb 😍

[@hareshvaghela43]

tooooooooo gooooood

[@abdullatif5811]

Master piece

[@subhashdutta3694]

Excellent. 👌

[@rushikeshjagadale7934]

I loved that song

[@kabirlakhmapure1207]

Drama by feroz khan is the best....

[@nadeemfaridi2391]

Nice performance

[@tabishansariii]

awesome keep it up

[@shenbagadevi3533]

Superb onwards can say the beauty

[@ritajanjua5457]

Mind blowing performance but Madhubala was the best. We can't forget beautiful Madhubala 💃❤️

[@kareenanaz8088]

Good job viry nice

[@dineshatri2417]

Excellent 👌👍

[@KiranDevi-cg8tn]

Idk if you know this or not but originally on the time of shooting this song Madhubala was severely affected from her heart condition and that is why they hire an amazing dancer lachu maharaj who was male dancer and they used prosthetic and all so that his face looks similar to madhubala. That's how makers interpret that situation. Madhubala did shot the close ups and dance which didn't need much fast movement otherwise the fast dance movements you see in the original song was done by other person who was also amazing indeed. And talking about this song she's amazing as well ❤️❤️

[@-HappyLife]

Indeed! Everyone is saying dont compare to Madhubala - you should not because she did not dance on it entirely as most people would think

[@AmirKhan-yf4mb]

Well done

[@kareemabdul6203]

Super ❤❤❤❤❤

[@shyamasreeskitchen4494]

Lovely

[@shaziakhan1025]

Zabardast 🌹

[@hdjamaliya4899]

❤very good

[@zubibuubi7359]

She didn't look at all as Madhubala... only her dress and dance..

[@profdrmahannan2977]

Excellent choreography. Madhubala ji is immortal.

[@nasirhusainsmansuri9990]

Wah kya baat he

[@radhadhawan9757]

बहुत ही अच्छा डांस किया है मधुबाला के बाद आपका ही अच्छा लगा है सुपर सुपर ❤

[@sartorbaba7177]

Excellent, to perform live is far far away from recording

[@SurenderKumar-bs3hl]

Vah bhai vah kya baat hai Pari se Kam Nahin Hai ladki gajab ho Gaya gajab abhi tak aisa dance Nahin Dekha Hai Mughal-e-Azam Mein jarur Dekha Tha dusri bar Yahan dekh raha hun ❤️🌸🥀🌺🌹❤️

[@AkademiSouthAsianDan]

Thank you!

[@aslammalik2317]

In my opinion the first song " mohe panghat pey nand lal..." performance by Mudhuballa was best.