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Mahal (1949)

National Film Archive of India

National Film Archive of India
Pune , India

The film is cinematographed by Josef Wrisching has very richly textured visuals and a very haunting quality of sound and Khemchand Prakash's music and Lata Mangeshkar's voice deeply adds to the mystry of the film's story of unfulfilled love. The film includes the song 'Aayega Aanewala' composed in Yamani Bilawal and Phadi ragas,and sung by Lata Mangeshkar which braught her into the limelight. It is used as leitmotif for the ghost in the narrative.

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  • Title: Mahal (1949)
  • Contributor: National Film Archive of India
  • Story: Kamal Amrohi
  • Sound : Mukul Bose
  • Screenplay: Kamal Amrohi
  • Producer : Bombay Talkies
  • Music : Khemchand Prakash
  • Lyrics: Nakshab
  • Language : Hindi
  • Editing : Bimal Roy
  • Director: Kamal Amrohi
  • Dialogue : Kamal Amrohi
  • Cinematography: Josef Wirsching
  • Cast: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala (Begum Mumtaz Jehan), M. Kumar, Vijayalaxmi, Kanu Roy, S. Nazir, Eruch Tarapore, Sheela Naik, Leela Pandey, Neelam, Kaneez, Jagannath, Mohsin, Laxman Rao, S.A. Baker, Ramastri, Raja Salim
  • Art: B.N.Tagore
  • Year: 1949
National Film Archive of India

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