Nausherwan-E-Adil

<p>Sultan-e-Iran (Emperor of Iran) is a just ruler and known as such, Nausherwane-e-Adil (Nausherwan The Just) ( ). His laws are equal for everyone and he follows them in his dispensation of justice. However, when questioned about a certain ruling, by a Christian priest David ( ), he realises that the laws he is following have come down through ages without being written down. He decides to rectify this and gets his Wazir (Niranjan Sharma) to start work on it. Nausherwan now decides to go incognito into his country to see for himself whether his people are content and happy. When he returns, he sets about bringing reformation into the laws with the help of his judiciary. He puts forth two laws; anyone deceiving a girl will be walled up, and anyone betraying the state will be put to death. Nausherwan and his wife ( ) have two sons, Naushahzad ( ) and Hormuz. He declares his older son Naushahzad as heir to the throne. Naushahzad saves a young girl when he fishes her out of the water with the help of his friend, Altaf ( ). They take her to the priest David where it’s discovered that she’s his long-lost daughter, Marcia ( ). Naushazad says he’s a Christian named Joseph. Soon, Marcia and “Joseph” fall in love. Joseph declares to his mother (who’s also a Christian) that he’s a Christian, but she asks him to keep it hidden from his father as only an Iranian (Zoroastrian) can become king. Complications arise and Nausherwan is tested when David and Marcia come to him demanding justice as they feel Naushahzad, as Joseph, has deceived them. When Nausherwan pronounces judgement as set down by his laws, Naushahzad revolts and is fought off by the Commander ( ), who wounds him critically. Marcia kills herself with a dagger. Nausherwan renounces his kingdom and appoints his younger son Hormuz as the new ruler. The film had music direction by and the credited lyricist is Parwaiz Shamsi. In reality, the songs were written by Shams Lucknowi. He asked Sohrab Modi to credit the name of Perwaiz Shamsi (his daughter) because he wanted to leave something on her name. The playback singers were , , , and Chandbala. The film had some popular songs including the ghazal, “Yeh Hasrat Thi Kay Is Duniya Mein Bas Do Kaam Kar Jaate”, sung by Mohammed Rafi for Raaj Kumar. was unable to make his mark following this film, even though he was cast as a hero opposite Mala Sinha.</p>