Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

In fact, shades of this character are evident in Ramesh Sippy's Shakti, where Amitabh Bachchan plays the rebel son who takes on the establishment represented by his father. Here, his driving force is the irresistible courtesan Anarkali (Madhubala).

Salim defies royal convention and challenges the authority of his father and the Emperor of India Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor), by expressing his stubborn desire to marry Anarkali.