<P> The son , Prince Salim , grows up to be spoiled , flippant , and self - indulgent . His father sends him off to war , to teach him courage and discipline . Fourteen years later , Salim returns as a distinguished soldier ( Dilip Kumar ) and falls in love with court dancer Nadira , whom the emperor has renamed Anarkali ( Madhubala ) , meaning pomegranate blossom . The relationship is discovered by the jealous Bahar ( Nigar Sultana ) , a dancer of a higher rank , who wants the prince to love her so that she may one day become queen . Unsuccessful in winning Salim 's love , she exposes his forbidden relationship with Anarkali . Salim pleads to marry Anarkali , but his father refuses , and imprisons her . Despite her treatment , Anarkali refuses to reject Salim , as Akbar demands . </P>
<P> The son , Prince Salim , grows up to be spoiled , flippant , and self - indulgent . His father sends him off to war , to teach him courage and discipline . Fourteen years later , Salim returns as a distinguished soldier ( Dilip Kumar ) and falls in love with court dancer Nadira , whom the emperor has renamed Anarkali ( Madhubala ) , meaning pomegranate blossom . The relationship is discovered by the jealous Bahar ( Nigar Sultana ) , a dancer of a higher rank , who wants the prince to love her so that she may one day become queen . Unsuccessful in winning Salim 's love , she exposes his forbidden relationship with Anarkali . Salim pleads to marry Anarkali , but his father refuses , and imprisons her . Despite her treatment , Anarkali refuses to reject Salim , as Akbar demands . </P>
who play the character of anarkali in mughal e azam
who play the character of anarkali in mughal e azam
Madhubala
Madhubala