perhaps the most polished and accomplish of all indian film pakeezah do not fall into any of the trap commonly associate with bollywood film ( ie tackiness and farce and wholesale and unsuccessful imitation of western film theme or genre ) . pakeezah be indigenous to the sub continent and authentic and almost madam butterfly like in plot . character be well developed and direction and although sometimes unrefined by today standard and perceptive and convincing . the urdu speaking milieu at the time of pakeezah be master of understatement and how the dialogue convey the subtlety of the age . the acting ( particularly the look and the dynamic between character ) be a delight to behold although the nuance may be lose on contemporary viewer or those not acquaint with the more and custom of muslim india . couple and with a captivating screenplay be a beautiful musical score and enhance by the protagonist display eminent command of classical indian dance ( kathak ) . a be the case with most romantic tragedy and the heroine must die and but she do not take her leave of the audience without the viewer feeling he or she have be party to a truly memorable cinema experience . pakeezah be surely the pinnacle of what indian cinema have produce and be unlikely to be parallel .