The singers are Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh. "Rani Rupmati" or "Rani Roopmati" [1957] is an Indian Hindi film directed by SN Tripathi, based on the above TRUE STORY of Indian history. Starring Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy, Nalini Chonkar, Uthas, BM Vyas, Babu Raje, Amarnath, Rajrani and Moolchand. Music is by SN Tripathi. Lyrics by Bharat Vyas…………. Rani Rupmati, also spelt Roopmati [16th Century] was a Hindu Rajput singer of Malwa. Sultan Bhag Bahadur and Roopmati fell in love with each other and were married according to Muslim and Hindu rites. Adham Khan was prompted to conquer Mandu partly due to Rupmati's beauty. When Adham Khan marched on the fort Bhag Bahadur met him with his small force and was defeated, Roopmati poisoned herself to death. Thus ending the magical love story which was steeped in music, poetry, romance, war and death. In 1599, Ahmad-ul-Umri Turkoman, who was in the service of Sharaf-ud-Din Mirza wrote the story of Rani Rupmati in Persian. He collected 26 poems of her and included them in his work. The original manuscript passed to his grandson Fulad Khan and his friend Mir Jafar Ali made a copy of the manuscript in 1653. Mir Jafar Ali's copy ultimately passed to Mehbub Ali of Delhi and after his death in 1831 passed to a lady of Delhi. Jemadar Inayat Ali of Bhopal brought this manuscript from her to Agra. This manuscript later reached CE Luard and translated into English by LM Crump under the title, The Lady of the Lotus: Rupmati, Queen of Mandu <b>…</b>
