This poster was made for the 1943 Indian movie Najma, which also features Veena and Ashok Kumar and was directed by Mehboob Khan. Anjum Pilibhiti wrote the lyrics for the music, which was composed by Rafiq Ghaznavi. The first movie released under Mehboob Khan's Mehboob Productions label was Najma. Najma highlights the value of education and the need for modern growth within the Muslim community, but she also emphasises the importance of maintaining traditions like arranged marriages and protecting the honour of one's family. The movie became a model for succeeding Muslim social movements as a result of its commercial success upon release.