Kayamali

In between his more ambitious Najma (1943) and Humayun (1945), Mehboob made this lightweight comedy about Justice Gangaprasad (Chandramohan) and theatre-owner Seth Badriprasad (Charlie) who lose their daughter and son respectively in the Kumbh Mela.

A classic period movie. It is set in the Ottaman empire where Caesar's Roman armies clash with the Muslim kingdoms. Ziyad, the son of the sultan, is captured by the Romans. Rahil, a Roman princess, falls in love with him and asks the Muslim woman Leila to guard him. Leila smuggles a message written in her blood to the sultan.