The two songs by rarely recorded Kabban Mirza reach deep into the listener's soul. Khayyam's music, featuring a dazzling array of classical Indian instruments and voices, continues to be considered an all-time classic.
Special mention to the late Shandaar Amrohi whose portrayal of the dissolute prince Rukn-ud-din Firoz Shah is spot on for the character. Hema Malini and Dharmendra do a great job, as do some veterans like Sohrab Modi and Shahu Modak, in what may be their last roles. The sets and acting are also very high grade, especially by veteran Pradeep Kumar, who steals the first half in what was probably his best performance. The language and lyrics are beautiful Urdu and Persian so requires repeated viewings by the modern viewer to fully understand and absorb the richness of the narrative. The highlight of the film is the amazing music by Khayyam and beautiful song visualizations by VK Murthy. The story of the love between a 10th century queen and her slave general, what makes it especially interesting is the unconventional behavior and values of the primary characters, which makes the film seem campy at times, but which reflects the presumed historical context and values of the times. Kamal Amrohi's Razia Sultan is one of the most interesting historical films made in India. Watch the film for just the songs if you really want to, otherwise go read Amar Chitra Katha comic of Razia Sultan that's far more interesting than this trash. The only good thing about this film are the songs by Khayaam Sahab. Mr Amrohi has only insulted her Image and nothing else. After a fierce battle, Altunia loses his life, Razia continues fighting but gets outnumbered and hence lay her life in the battle. The next day they set off to get the throne of Delhi back where they encounter a huge force by Balram Shah. Simply Stupid ! While in reality, Razia and her forces were captured by Altunia and Yakut was killed, later Altunia realized his mistake and they get married. Razia plays a damsel in distress and Yakut takes her on her horse and they rode off, it's left for the audience imagination whether she was killed or if they made their way to safety.
Dharmendra as Yakut going on a killing spree to save Hema Malini from clutches of Altunia played by Vijendra Ghatge. The result? the film bombed at the box office and rightfully so, I watched this film online and kept skipping for the sheer audacity it displayed onscreen. But you can't play with history to satisfy your disbeliefs. Mr Amrohi instead went onto make a film based on the affair of Razia and Yakut mainly because to cash on the popularity of Hema Malini and Dharmendra's onscreen pairing at that time. Also their main objective was to give birth to seeds of jealousy in Altunia's mind who was Razia's childhood lover and companion. Razia Sultan's romance with Yakut was a myth, it was cooked up the royalties of Razia's kingdom who were jealous of her reign and wanted her to bring her down. I can't believe how some people giving it rave reviews when it has clearly distorted history. This is an example of a stupid unimaginable piece of work by a great director having an amazing score.
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