''Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story'' is a 2005 Indian

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directed by Akbar Khan. The film stars

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and

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in the title roles. The film was released on 18 November in India. The soundtrack was composed by film composer

Naushad Ali Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the use of ...

, his last work before his death on 5 May 2006. It was considered the most expensive Indian film at the time, surpassing the budget of ''

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'' (2002) and costing more than (). The film was released in

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by Eveready Pictures and did record business at the box office. However, the film was a financial failure in India, where it grossed only , bringing its worldwide gross to ().

Cast

as Emperor

Shah Jahan Shah Jahan I, (Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram; 5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the Emperor of Hindustan from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. As the fifth Mughal emperor, his reign marked the ...

(or Prince Khurram) *

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as Young Prince Khurram (Voiced by Viraj Adhav) *

as Arjumand Bano (or Empress

Mumtaz Mahal Mumtaz Mahal (; ; born Arjumand Banu Begum; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of t ...

) *

as Jahan Ara *

as Empress

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan (; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have be ...

Prince Shahryar Shahryar Mirza (, born Salaf-ud-Din Muhammad Shahryar; 6 January 1605 – 23 January 1628) was the fifth and youngest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Toward the end of Jahangir’s life, and after his death, Shahryar attempted to claim the ...

*Arbaaz Ali Khan as Emperor

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

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as Ladli Begum * Vaquar Sheikh as

Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659), also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' () and was favoured ...

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Mahabat Khan Mahabat Khan () (full title ''Mahabat Khan Khan-e-Khanan Sipah-Salar Zamana Beg Kabuli)'', born Zamana Beg (died October 1634), was a prominent Mughal general and statesman, perhaps best known for his coup against the Mughal Emperor Jahangir i ...

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as Princess Kandahari

Music

''Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story'' was the last work of renowned musician

, who died on 5 May 2006. The audio was formally released at a gala in Mumbai at ITC Grand Central Sheraton & Towers,

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on 16 March 2005 by Times Music in tandem with the home label Mashreq Music. The soundtrack album consists 8 songs, featuring vocals by Hariharan,

Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, ...

, Preeti Uttam and Ajoy Chakraborty, and an instrumental theme. A special edition Double CD, consisting of the soundtrack album and 9 instrumental pieces used as the background score, was also released. This was the first time in India that the background score of a film was released simultaneously with the music release. The lyrics were penned by

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and Syed Gulrez Rashid. ; Disc 1 #Apni Zulfein Mere – Hariharan #Dilruba Dilruba – Hariharan, Preeti Uttam #Ishq Ki Daastaan –

, Preeti Uttam #Mumtaz Tujhe Dekha – Hariharan, Preeti Uttam #Taj Mahal – Hariharan, Preeti Uttam #Tareefe Meena Bazaar – Instrumental #Yeh Kaun Mujhe Yaad Aaya – Ajoy Chakraborty #Taj Mahal (Crescendo) – Hariharan, Preeti Uttam ; Disc 2 #Mumtaz's Theme (Part 1) – Instrumental #Jehanara's Karavan – Instrumental #Khushamdid – Instrumental #The Birth & The Death – Instrumental #Meena Bazaar – Instrumental #The Siege – Instrumental #Shah Jehan's Theme – Instrumental #Mughal Intrigue – Instrumental #Mumtaz's Theme (Part 2) – Instrumental

Awards and nominations

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Cast

Music

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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