The movie tells the epic love story of how Empress Noor Jehan (played by legendary actress Meena Kumari) met and fell in love with her husband, the Mughal Emperor Jehangir (played Pradeep Kumar). The favorite wife of the Emperor, it was often rumored that Noor Jehan was the real power behind his throne and is regarded as one of the most ambitious, charismatic and powerful women in Indian Medieval History.
