The Savage Princess

Aan (Hindi: आन, Urdu: آن, translation: Pride), also known as The Savage Princess in the United States, is a 1952 Hindi film produced and directed by Mehboob Khan, which was India's first technicolour film, as it was shot in 16mm Gevacolour and was blown up in Technicolor. It stars Dilip Kumar, Premnath, Nimmi and marked the debut of Nadira who replaced the original choice which was actress Nargis. The cost of the film was Rs. 3.5 million and it turned out to be the highest grosser of 1952 [2] as well as was the first to gross over Rs. 15 million. This record was beaten 3 years later by Shree 420 in 1955. Dubbed and released in Tamil also as Aan (Murattu Adiyaal).