Shiraz (film)

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Shiraz
Directed by	Franz Osten
Written by	William A. Burton
Produced by	Himansu Rai
Starring	Himansu Rai Enakshi Rama Rau Charu Roy Seeta Devi
Cinematography	Emil Schünemann Henry Harris
Distributed by	British Instructional Films UFA Himansu Rai Film
Release date	26 September 1928 (1928-09-26) (United Kingdom)
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	India United Kingdom Germany

Shiraz (Shiraz: A Romance of India) (Das Grabmal einer großen Liebe in German) is a 1928 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and starring Himansu Rai and Enakshi Rama Rau. It was adapted from a stage play of the same name by Niranjan Pal, and based on the story of the commissioning of the Taj Mahal – the great monument of a Mughul prince for his dead queen. Due to the public's apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also produced in 1929. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects along with a theme song.^[1]