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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Islamic parables. Amir Hamza in fact campaigns in the service of an infidel - Naushervan, the fire-worshipping Persian Emperor. A Merlin-like sage, Buzurjmehr, sends Amir Hamza on quests and expeditions that are sometimes far from chivalrous. And while our hero's love for Naushervan's half-Chinese daughter, Mehr-Nigar, is enduring, the story is punctuated by his frequent dalliances, including a romp with an otherworldly fairy. The mischievous and frequently lewd antics of Amir Hamza's trickster accomplice, Amar Ayyar, would also have mullahs tearing their hair out - as well as audiences laughing out loud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Neglected Epic | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

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