Mahal (1949)
Movie: Mahal (1949)
“Hari Shankar (Ashok Kumar) comes to claim his inheritance – a palatial building known as Shabnam Mahal. He does not see anything out of the normal, until he sees his portrait on the wall. The housekeeper tells him the background of the portrait and the tragic ending of two lovers. Later, Hari Shankar sees a woman singing and swinging in the garden swing, when he approaches, she disappears. Both the housekeeper and his lawyer friend, Shrinath, warn Hari Shankar, and ask him to stay away from this house, he does so, only to be drawn back. No one can help Hari Shankar now as he continues to be drawn deeper and deeper into the dark world of the ghostly apparition. “Ayega.. ayega… aanewala, aayega….” is still popular on radio and tapes/cd. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)”
- Director: Kamal Amrohi
- Run Time: 165 min
- Country: India
- Genre: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Thriller
Trivia: This was the first Hindi ghost film to have a song which works as a leitmotif through out the film. This became a trend and was followed in other suspense/ghost films such as Madhumati, Woh Kaun Thi and Mera Saaya.