What is Anarkali (girl)?
'''Anarkali''' (meaning [[Pomegranate]] blossom) was the name of a [[legend]]ary dancing girl.<ref>Murrays Handbook of the Punjab 1884</ref> She is said to have lived in [[Lahore]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) in the time of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Akbar]]. She fell in love with prince Selim (who later became the Emperor [[Jahangir]]) but was punished by his father, Akbar. She is supposed to have died in Lahore and it is said her grave is also there. The famous [[Anarkali Bazaar]] in Lahore was named after her. [[Image:Anarkali.jpg|thumb|right|A painting of Anarkali from the cover of the 1922 play by Imtiaz Ali Taj]] ==In literature and film== * The famous [[Urdu]] play ''Anarkali'' (1922) by writer [[Imtiaz Ali Taj]] is about the love story of Anarkali and Selim. * A number of movies or films have been made about her, in both [[Bollywood]] (in [[India]]) and [[Lollywood]] (in Pakistan). The most famous is probably ''[[Mughal-i-Azam]]'' (1960). ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anarkali girl}} [[Category:Legendary people]] [[Category:History of Pakistan]] [[Category:Akbar]] [[Category:Lahore]]