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At a European seaside resort, Elly von Langen, the beautiful daughter of an officer, meets an elegant Indian maharajah and falls in love with him. She elopes with the maharajah to India. Much to her chagrin, she finds herself installed in his harem there, and even though she is accorded the status of being his favourite wife, she does not have her freedom. One day, Elly eyes an opportunity to escape her captivity. But will the Maharajah ever let her go? Or perhaps it is not the walls of the palace that are holding Elly back? (Stumfilm.dk)
A young European woman loses her heart to an Indian prince and follows him to Baghalpur, where she struggles with her cross-cultural fate and the difficult love within the maharaja’s harem. A European politician, sent on a mission, falls head over heels for the maharaja’s favourite wife and tries to take her with him to Europe. What will the beautiful Maharani of Baghalpur choose? The film is a sequel to Nordisk Film’s smash hit 'The Maharaja’s Favourite Wife' from 1917. Stumfilm.dk
Remake of Nordisk Film’s great 1917 blockbuster about the young officer’s daughter who loses her heart to an Indian nobleman and flees with him to the Orient. In India, she becomes one among many wives in a harem. Desperate she lays plans to escape, but the bonds of love pull the other way. Stumfim.dk