Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand wanted to shoot the song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar from his movie Tere Ghar Ke Samne inside the minar.
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The site served as the pitstop of the second leg of the second season of The Amazing Race Australia, the Australian version of the Emmy-winning series The Amazing Race.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah | Abul Hasan Qutb Shah | Qutb Shahi dynasty | Qutb Minar | Abdullah Qutb Shah | Shaheed Minar, Kolkata | Shaheed Minar | Qutb Shahi Tombs | Qutb Shah | Qutb | Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah |
The most striking extant landmark of Old Urgench is the early 11th-century Gutluk-Temir Minaret, which, at 60 meters, used to be the tallest brick minaret prior to the construction of the Minaret of Jam - which was later surpassed by the Qutb Minar when it was completed in 1368.