The Dryden will screen Mughal-E-Azam (K. Asif, India 1960, 197 min., 35mm, Urdu w/subtitles) followed by a panel discussion titled "Growing Up with Indian Cinema" as part of the Festival of Indian Cinema series.

Comparable to Gone With the Wind, this historical epic was the highest grossing film in India's history—and still is when adjusted for inflation. In the Mughal Empire of the sixteenth century, Prince Salim grows up spoiled and self-indulgent. His father sends him to war to "make a man of him," but doesn't like the result when Salim returns. Attracted to a court dancer, Salim enters a forbidden romance. When the emperor finds out, he throws the dancer in prison, which only pushes Salim further away. This 2004 release marked the first time a Hindi film was colorized, and the first time any Indian film was re-released in theaters.

[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Nov-18]