Theater: Mere Mehboob (1963)

Mere Mehboob is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran and Ameeta. The film became a “blockbuster” and took the number one position at the box office in 1963. The movie drew a bckground from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and traditional Lucknow. The famous song “Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere” was shot in the University Hall and in a couple of places one gets to see the university. The opening scene of the movie shows the famous residential hall and the associated clock tower ‘Victoria Gate’.

After bumping into a college girl one day, a young man suddenly finds himself falling hopelessly in love with her. The only problem is that, clad as she is in a traditional burkha, he as only seen her hands. How will ever find her again? Over-discreet questioning and misunderstandings lead to a series of mistaken identities and misdirected romances.

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