Dilip Kumar
— Prince Salim
Prithviraj Kapoor
— Emperor Akbar
Madhubala
— Anarkali
Durga Khote
— Maharani Jodha Bai
Nigar Sultana
— Bahar
Ajit Khan
— Durjan Singh
Murad
— Raja Man Singh
Jillo
— Anarkali's mother
Surendra
— Tansen
Johnny Walker
— Courtesan
Jalal Agha
— Young Prince Salim
Tabassum
— Courtesan
Gopi Krishna
— Kathak dancer