Yahudi

Yahudi
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Written by	Wajahat Mirza
Screenplay by	Nabendu Ghosh
Based on	Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Produced by	Savak B. Vacha
Starring	Dilip Kumar Meena Kumari Sohrab Modi Nazir Hussain Nigar Sultana
Cinematography	Dilip Gupta
Edited by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra (lyrics)
Distributed by	Bombay Films
Release date	5 September 1958 (1958-09-05)[1]
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Yahudi (transl. Jew), is a 1958 Hindi-language epic romantic historical drama film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nazir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others. It was based on the play Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatre, about persecution of Jews in the Roman Empire.^[2] Although, not very well received critically, the film was a big hit despite its alien theme, and was the third-highest grossing Indian film of 1958, owing to the box office draw of Dilip Kumar.^{[citation needed]}

The film's lyricist Shailendra won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist at the 6th ceremony, for the song "Yeh Mera Diwanapan Hai",^[3] sung by Mukesh.^{[citation needed]}

The plot bears similarities to Jacques Fromental Halévy's opera La Juive.^{[citation needed]}

The story revolves around the life of a foster relationship. Set in the era of the Roman Empire over 2000 years ago, it focuses upon the persecution of Jews at that time in the empire's centre - Rome.