AAN London Film Premiere (1952)

Aan had its world gala premiere at the Rialto in London on July 18, 1952, and Mehboob worked with Alexander Korda’s London Films to secure distribution for the film in the UK which was released under the title of The Savage Princess. Aan was ‘the first Indian picture to be screened abroad on a commercial basis’ and was one of the first colour full-length films to be shot in India. The premiere film was produced and edited by my father, Keith Latham, for Latham Productions.