| Yahudi | |
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| Directed by | Bimal Roy |
| Written by | Wajahat Mirza |
| Screenplay by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Based on | Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri |
| Produced by | Savak B. Vacha |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Meena Kumari Sohrab Modi Nazir Hussain Nigar Sultana |
| Cinematography | Dilip Gupta |
| Edited by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra (lyrics) |
| Distributed by | Bombay Films |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Yahudi (transl. Jew), is a 1958 Hindi-language epic romantic historical drama film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nazir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others. It was based on the play Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatre, about persecution of Jews in the Roman Empire.[2] Although, not very well received critically, the film was a big hit despite its alien theme, and was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1958, owing to the box office draw of Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari.[citation needed]
The film's lyricist Shailendra won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist at the 6th ceremony, for the song "Yeh Mera Diwanapan Hai",[3] sung by Mukesh.[citation needed]
The plot bears similarities to Jacques Fromental Halévy's opera La Juive.[citation needed]
The story revolves around the life of a foster relationship. Set in the era of the Roman Empire over 2000 years ago, it focuses upon the persecution of Jews at that time in the empire's centre - Rome.
- ^ "Yahudi". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Meghnad Desai (2013). PAKEEZAH. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-93-5116-023-6.
- ^ Sharma, Ashutosh (11 September 2023). "Shailendra: Lyricist who found divinity in humanity". Frontline. Retrieved 6 November 2023.