Aan

• Dilip Kumar: Jai Tilak
• Nimmi: Mangala
• Nadira: Princess Rajshree
• Premnath: Prince Shamsher Singh
• Murad: Maharaja
• Mukri: Chandan / Jais friend
• Amir Banu: Jais mother
• Cukoo: guest appearance as a dancer

Aan (Hindi: आन, ān, Urdu: آن; translated: Pride ) is a Hindi film directed by Mehboob Khan in the year 1952.

Action

Jai Tilak belongs to the northern Indian Rajputenkaste and is a professional builder. His loyalty to the Maharaja is his children, the Cadillac - driving Prince Shamsher Singh and the proud princess Rajshree, an eyesore.

In a solemn contest to Jai creates with Shamsher and as evoking the attention of the beautiful but proud Rajshree.

As Shamsher wants his father, the Maharaja overthrow, because he does not regard him as heir to the throne and democracy preferable to the Maharaja flees to England. Meanwhile, Jai Rajshree tries to "tame" and win her love. This is again the farmer and Jai's childhood friend Mangala an eyesore that has long been in love with him.

Shamsher, who is interested in Mangala, kidnaps her and holds her captive with him. But long Mangala can not support this and ends her life with a bottle of poison to an end.

In retaliation Jai kidnapped the princess. And actually can tame Rajshree and falls in love with Jai.

To the surprise of all comes the news that the Maharaja is still alive. Well Jai, Rajshree and the whole Rajputenvolk bring the old king back on the throne by defeating Shamsher.

Music

The lyrics Shakeel Badayuni wrote.

Others

Aan is Mehboob Khan's first color film. It was taken up to 16 mm and transferred to Gevacolour Technicolor. Designer of this film was M. R. Achrekar.

It is the first Hindi film to be dubbed in Tamil language. He is one of the first films Khan, who found wide spread abroad. The created in 1954 French dubbed version is 105 minutes long. The German version of the film, without the usual musical numbers under the name Mangala - Indian love and passion appeared, is only 82 minutes long.