Emperor Akbar, who does not have a male heir, undertakes a pilgrimage to a shrine to pray that his wife Jodhabai give birth to a son. Later, a maid brings the emperor news of his son's birth. Overjoyed at his prayers being … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

• Prithviraj Kapoor as Emperor Akbar
• Dilip Kumar as Salim
• Madhubala as Anarkali ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Mughal-e-Azam is a family history highlighting the differences between father and son, duty to the public over family, and the trials and tribulations of women, particularly of ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

The soundtrack was composed by music director Naushad, and the lyrics were written by Shakeel Badayuni. After conceiving the idea … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Development
The Urdu dramatist Imtiaz Ali Taj wrote a play about the love story of Salim and Anarkali in 1922, … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

The film is based on a legend, but it is given credence by at least two texts that assert Anarkali's existence during the historical period of Emperor Akbar (1556–1605). One … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

The painter G. Kamble was lured away from V. Shantaram's Rajkamal Kalamandir to paint the posters. Kamble also created cinema displays at ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ