Madhubala received critical acclaim for her performance in "Mughal-e-Azam". The critic Dinesh Raheja of Rediff.com published, "he show belongs to Madhubala. Always beautiful, she has never looked this luminous. She appears hopelessly in love, but more important, effectively conveys the innate strength that stems from her conviction in her love." The film was released on 5 August 1960, and broke all the existing box office records in India and became the highest-grossing film at that time, a record that went unbroken for 15 years until the release of the "Sholay" in 1975. The film is still the highest-grossing film of all time, if adjusted against inflation. Madhubhala was nominated for a Filmfare Award for her performance in "Mughal-e-Azam". However, Bina Rai won the award for "Ghunghat".