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Mahal

  • 19491949
  • 2h 45m
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6.9/10
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Mahal (1949)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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433
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  • Director
    • Kamal Amrohi
  • Writer
    • Kamal Amrohi(by)
  • Stars
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Madhubala
    • M. Kumar
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  • Director
    • Kamal Amrohi
  • Writer
    • Kamal Amrohi(by)
  • Stars
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Madhubala
    • M. Kumar
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    Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in Mahal (1949)
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    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Hari Shankaras Hari Shankar
    Madhubala
    Madhubala
    • Kaminias Kamini
    M. Kumar
    • Hari Shankar's Fatheras Hari Shankar's Father
    Vijayalaxmi
    • Ranjanaas Ranjana
    Kanu Roy
    • Shrinathas Shrinath
    S. Nazir
    Eruch Tarapore
    Sheela Naik
    Leela Pandey
    Neelam
    Neelam
    Kaneez
    Jagannath
    Mohsin
    Laxman Rao
    S.A. Baker
      Ramastri
        Raja Salim
        • Director
          • Kamal Amrohi
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          • Kamal Amrohi(by) (script) (story)
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        The story is about a man Shankar who moves into an old n abandoned palace. Upon his visit to the palace, he is greeted by the gardener who tells him that the palace was inhabited by a couple forty years back and that the couple died one aft another cos of their intense love. Shankar is astonished when he sees the photo of the old owner which looks exactly like him. At night time Shankar follows a woman singing n the moment he approaches, she disappears. He tells this to his friend but the friend warms him to stay away from the palace. The ghost appears again but this time she warns the friend to not come between Shankar n her. Shankar slowly gets drawn towards the ghost n the palace n his insanity becomes questionable aft his marriage. —Fella_shibby@yahoo.com
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          • But to die as lovers may - to die together, so that they may live together.
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          • Drama
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        • Trivia
          The Song "Aayega Aanewala" was the first Hit Song of Lata Mangeshkar. During that period, songs would be attached to the characters of the Movie and people would not get to know the Singer. This song became that when AIR (All India Radio) played it, people called up to know the name of the singer, and AIR subsequently called up the Recording House to know. Today, Lata Mangeshkar is the undisputed female playback singing queen of India.
        • Soundtracks
          Aayega Aanewala
          Music by Khemchand Prakash

          Lyrics by J. Nakshab

          Performed by Lata Mangeshkar

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        9/10
        Classic suspense movie
        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.
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        • Mar 14, 2007

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        • Release date
          • 1949 (India)
        • Country of origin
          • India
        • Languages
          • Hindi
          • Urdu
        • Also known as
          • The Palace
        • Production companies
          • Dube Industries
          • The Bombay Talkies Ltd.
          • The Bombay Talkies Studios
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        • Budget
          • ₹4,500,000 (estimated)
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        • Runtime
          2 hours 45 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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