A 4K restored version of Meena Kumari-starrer 1972 classic Pakeezah is set to have its world premiere at Festival Lumiere in Lyon, France, before heading to the BFI London Film Festival. The restoration of the Kamal Amrohi-directed film was spearheaded by the not-for-profit Film Heritage Foundation, which spent two years working to bring the film back to its original glory.
The premiere in Lyon will be led by Cannes and Lumiere chief Thierry Frmaux. From France, the film will travel to London for a gala screening at the BFI IMAX, to be presented by Film Heritage Foundation director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur alongside Amrohi’s children, Tajdar and Rukhsaar, and grandson Bilal Amrohi, as reported by Hindustan Times.
Praised by the late film critic Derek Malcolm as “one of the most extraordinary musical melodramas ever made”, Pakeezah has long been associated with a production-plagued history that mirrors the high drama and heartbreak of its onscreen narrative.
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