Actress Priyal Gor expresses love for her character Nadira in the Malayalam film 'Anarkali'. The film, directed by Sachy, follows the story of Shantanu, a deep-sea diving instructor in Lakshadweep.
History is usually loud about its heroes and meticulously silent about its inventions. Yet, every once in a while, a name slips through the cracks—unrecorded, undocumented, and still unforgettable.
The Urdu play Anarkali was written by Imtiaz Ali Taj in 1931. Taj lived in Lahore where Anarkali’s tomb stands, no matter the quibble about its authenticity. He wrote the play in 1922 but did not ...