pakeezah have a very interesting history ( which be well document in the trivia section ) about how it come to be . it seem a if destiny conspire to test kamal amrohi ( the director ) while at the same time secretly desire to see him complete his masterpiece . pakeezah ride on metaphor and poetry and visual elocution . a a result the intensity with which emotion come out achieve a dimension which may not be very real but be very effective and leave an impact on the viewer . meena kumari live the tragedy of nargis and sahib jaan like her own . the other star of the film and besides her and be ghulam mohammed ( the music director ) and lata mangeshkar and naushad ( background score ) and joseph wirsching ( the d. o. p ) . their music and cinematography leaf you spell bound . pakeezah be a classic in world cinema . it reveal new layer to you every time you watch it again . kamal amrohi be one of the rare poet of cinema and he leave u all a gift .