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A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built. full summary | add synopsis
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Aishwarya Rai to star opposite Ben Kingsley in 'Taj'
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(From The Bollywood Ticket. 2 December 2009, 11:30 AM, PST)
Ben Kingsley’s wife might team up with Aishwarya Rai in ‘Taj’
(From RealBollywood. 30 November 2009, 8:59 AM, PST)
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Classic suspense movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ashok Kumar | ... | Hari Shankar |
 | Madhubala | ... | Kamini |
| M. Kumar | ... | Hari Shankar's Father (as Kumar) |
| Vijayalaxmi | ... | Ranjana |
| Kanu Roy | ... | Shrinath |
| S. Nazir | ||
| Eruch Tarapore | ||
| Sheela Naik | ||
| Leela Pandey | ||
| Neelam | ||
| Kaneez | ||
| Jagannath | ||
| Mohsin | ||
| Laxman Rao | ||
| S.A. Baker | (as S. A. Baker) |
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165 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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This was Bombay Talkies' greatest hit movie. Unfortunately, it couldn't save the company, which closed down in 1954.
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Main Wo Hansi Hun Lab Pe Jo Aane Se Rah Gayi
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This is one of the greatest suspense movies of all times in any language. Kamal Amrohi was a genius, who could never reproduce at the same level, as in Mahal, his debut venture. In this respect, he reminds me of Orsen Welles, whose debut venture Citizen Kane was his best, and one of the greatest movie of all times. What upsets me most is that Mahal is considered a ghost story by many commentators. Nothing could be further from truth. It's a great suspense story, told in a straight forward way, and yet exceptionally hard to guess the surprise ending on first viewing. Khemchand Prakash's music is among the finest in Hindi movies. But for his early demise, he would have been as much an icon as Naushad he introduced to Hindi films.