Taj Mahal An Eternal Love Story

[Gaynelle Brigges]

TajMahal: An Eternal Love Story is a 2005 Indian historical drama film directed by Akbar Khan. The film starred Kabir Bedi, Sonya Jehan, Manisha Koirala, Arbaaz Khan, Vaquar Shaikh, Rahil Azam and Pooja Batra in the title roles. The film was released on 18 November in India.[5]

The story begins with Shah Jahan, known as Prince Khurram when he is about nineteen years old. Khurram was Emperor Jahangir's favourite son, whom Jahangir wanted to be the future Emperor of India, along with his wife Nur Jahan, who was well aware of this fact. Noor Jahan was married once previously, but when her first husband died, Jahangir married her. Ladli Begum is Noor Jahan's daughter from her first marriage. Noor Jahan is a shrewd lady, who wants the best for herself and her daughter and she aspires for Ladli Begum to marry Prince Khurram so she that she will become the Empress of the Mughal Dynasty.

Khurram's passion for hunting leads him into a jungle, and one day while hunting he meets Arjumand Bano. Their meeting was love at first sight, with Khurram attracted to Arjumand Bano's innocence and beauty while Arjumand was impressed by Khurram's great personality. Arjumand Bano is the daughter Asaf Khan (Aly Khan), Noor Jahan's brother. Khurram and Bano again meet at the Meena Bazaar, where finally both of them declare their love for each other. Ladli Begum learns of their love, but she keeps on wooing Prince Khurram. Noor Jahan sees this love as a hindrance to her plans of making her daughter the future Empress of India and she succeeds in turning Emperor Jahangir against his own son, Khurram.

Noor Jahan sends her secret lover and the warrior Mahabat Khan to fight Khurram and to kill Arjumand Bano. As a result, a war takes place in which forces are also sent by Emperor Jahangir against Khurram. When Khurram meets Jahangir, he declares that Arjumand Bano was more superior to him than the Mughal Dynasty. As a result, relations become even more bitter between the father and the son. However, Arjumand Bano, who was a peace-loving person, agreed to forget Khurram and asked him to marry Kandahari Begum, an Iranian princess, who was chosen by Emperor Jahangir for Khurram. Khurram, due to Arjumand's insistence, marries Kandahari Begum while on the other hand, Ladli Begum marries to Khurram's brother. After Emperor Jahangir dies, Khurram becomes Prince Shah Jahan and ruler of the Mughal dynasty. He finally marries the love of his life, Arjumand Bano, who becomes Mumtaz Mahal. The couple lives happily for a while until misfortune occurs.

Khurram must leave for war, but a pregnant Aarjumand chooses to also go with him, as she used to accompany Shah Jahan in all his battles. Khurram tries to return to the camp from the battle but takes a long time to return as he forgets his way. While he is lost, Mumtaz Mahal dies while giving birth to her nineteenth child. During her last breath, Mumtaz Mahal asks Shah Jahan to construct her tomb in a beautiful mausoleum, describing one which would be so beautiful it would express their love for each other to all who visit the mausoleum. Mumtaz's death is the greatest tragedy for Shah Jahan, and as a result, he becomes a completely reformed person. Shah Jahan then starts off to fulfill his wife's last wish, to build Taj Mahal, a beautiful mausoleum to honour the also beautiful Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal goes on to become the Seventh Wonder of the World.

Time passes, and in future, Shah Jahan's sons and daughter grow up. The sons are greedy and eager to inherit their father powers, and as a result, they imprison him in a room from where he can easily see Taj Mahal. He watches his sons fighting against each other to become the Emperor of India and the Mughal Dynasty. Everywhere around him there is violence and warfare, with the beheading of slaves and even brothers are no longer uncommon. In the end, Khurram dies while looking at Taj Mahal, the Taj Mahal that took an astonishing twenty-two years to be made, a tribute showing Shah Jahan as the greatest lover of all time. At his death, his body is laid down next to his love, hence resulting in the culmination of their love after death.[9]

Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story was the last work of renowned musician Naushad Ali, who died on 5 May 2006. The audio was formally released at a gala event in Mumbai at ITC Grand Central Sheraton & Towers, Parel 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, 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 Naqsh Lyallpuri and Syed Gulrez Rashid.

My film's music needed either a Tansen, a Beethoven or a Naushad... I was only left with the last choice! With the power of his spell bounding music, Naushad has managed to recreate the magic of the bygone era, perfectly complementing the mood of the film. The music does not touch the eardrum & bounce back, but penetrates and lives in the soul of people.[citation needed]

With all the negative reviews about Taj Mahal, I saw this movie with very low expectations. Since it is one of the most expensive movies ever made in Bollywood, I wanted to see where the money was actually spent and why critics are having the time of their lives in tearing this movie a part. However, at the end of the movie I was deeply satisfied and I think this movie deserves a much better treament by the public and as well as by the critics.

I am not going to go in to much detail about the story and the plot because the movie’s title is self explanatory which is obviously about the love between Emperor Shah Jahan and his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal. Yet again, calling this movie a pure love story will be a mistake because the movie has gone in to depth talking about the power struggles that arise from Shah Jahan following in love with Mumtaz Mahal. The movie opens up with the war between the sons of Shah Jahan and after being put in to house arrest by his victorious son Prince Aurangzeb the movie goes in to flashbacks and revolves around how Shah Jahan meets his beloved and what obstacles come between their love.

The cast is relatively new and casting very unfamiliar faces for this big project and Akbar Khan has taken a huge risk. However, every one has done justice to their respective roles. In the role of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, Sonya Jehan and Zulfiqar Syed has not given hint that this is their first time acting in front of the big screen and they seem to be very comfortable with their roles. I dont think, there could have been any other actress or actor could have been suited for those roles. Kabir Bedi as Older Shah Jahan is also absolutely brilliant and is another proof why Amitabh Bachan is not required to play any other roles. Manisha Koirala, Kim Sharma and all other actors have just put up superb and memorable performances.

For the supporting players, there was some nice casting. Nigar Khan as the Iranian princess was quite a revelation. I think I knew she had some role in the movie, but when Qandahar Whatsername showed up, I thought WOW she does look Iranian! Very different from the Indian women in the movie. Only when the credits rolled did I realize who that was. Arbaaz Khan was great as Aurangzeb (hope I spelled that right). I wonder if the real guy was a mixed up as the character in this movie. You know, serve your old man the head of his son for dinner, then knit him a cap to say his prayers at the Taj Mahal? Kinky! And when they presented the main characters at the start of the movie, I thought wow these guys remind me of the actors in the Mahabharat! The guy who played Jehangir especially! He should be playing one of those ancient princes of India!

I dont know what else to write, all I can say that the only negative aspect I can think of is its music. Even though the songs of the movie are really good according to the situation and according to the story, but they are not those kind of songs that you like to listen to your radio or to your Ipod.

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On my sixteenth birthday, I was given the opportunity to pick a destination of my choice. An avid history and literature student, I selected the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. To my delight, my parents were thrilled with my preference, not only by the mere fact that the location was in India, but also it meant we could visit my grandmother in Pune and then onto Agra.

The prospect of visiting the Taj Mahal, one of the most iconic and magnificent wonders of the world, filled me with a sense of excitement and anticipation. As a student passionate about history and culture, the opportunity to witness this architectural masterpiece in person was a dream come true.

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