Mahal - Ye Raat Phir Na Aayegi

[Munibsamir]

Superb . Super singers and composers.Full marks to Zohra and Rajkumari.Excellent.

[Muneeb58]

No doubt very well sung.

[orientlover1]

The story written by Kamal Amrohi was initially titled "Haveli" which was later picturized under the name "Mahal"

[orientlover1]

Ashok Kumar was initially hired by Himansu Rai owner of Bombay Talkies for a sum of Rs. 75 p.m that was gradually raised to Rs. 150 and then to Rs. 250. When he received Rs. 250 for the first time he was so excited that hecould not sleep whole night and deposited those rupees in the post office next morning. The same Ashok Kumar was getting Rs. 100,000 for a singe film contract by mid 1940's.

[pajura]

Such grace...

Could someone explain the differences between this particular type of dance and what we see today in Bollywood movies? I feel like I'm looking at something from a couple of centuries ago and I find it so charming.

[ashoo26]

i heared before madhubala, Meenakumari was selected for this movie. But there bwcame problem in betwn KA and Meenaji

[SunahareGeet]

I had heard that Suraiyya was the initial choice but she (her grandmother) was demanding over a lakh and Madhubala agred for 25 thousand. We will never know.

[orientlover1]

@SunahareGeet Suraiya's famous grandmother (Naani) was actually her real mother. She was deadly against Jaddan Bai and her daughter Nargis and spared no opportunity to criticise them and the same was true for Jaddan Bai who could not stand Suraiya and her Naani (mother).

[kokokorina]

@orientlover1 right , read Manto's khake, in which he wrote about Nargis, her Mother Jaddan Bai and yes he didn't mention about the rivalry between Suriya's naani and Nargis mother Jaddan Bai, in Manto's words Naani would compare Nargis face to a rotten papaya (Sarra hua papeetha) who Jaddan Bai would curse Suiya for her frontal bulging teeth as Dracula

[orientlover1]

@kokokorina Incidentally both Suraiya and Nargis are buried at Badaqabristan near Marine Lines in Mumbai. Death has brought them together.

[kokokorina]

@orientlover1 yes, and I have heard that recently the grave of Madhubala has been demolished by some muslim board in Mumbai, she was the most beautiful star in her time,

I read that Jaddan Bai died in somewhere in 1940's, and what about Suriya's Nani , when did she die?

[orientlover1]

@kokokorina Jaddan Bai died in 1949. About Madhubala's tomb, pls. type "burial place of Madhubala" in the google search box and read articles given therein. I have unfortunately no idea about Suyaiya's mother's (Naani) death.

[kokokorina]

@orientlover1 Naani strongly opposed Suriya for her plan to marry Dev Anand first she didn't wana lose a golden goose secondly he was hindu, that rendered Suriya heart broken and hafl heartedly completed her films around 1962 and left the stardom, she would make occasional appearances with old fellows e.g musician Naushad in filmi functions, Her Naani died in miserable condition in a civil hospital, albeit suriya was millionaire woman, but she didn't forgive her Naani and left her die in misery.

[orientlover1]

@ashoo26 This film was released in1949 at which time Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi did not know each other. As such there was no possibility of any problem between the two.

[deepasahni]

Does any one have any other songs of Raj Kumari and Zohra Bhai? Wonderful voices ..simply loved it..

[deepasahni]

Does any one have any other songs of Raj Kumari and Zohra Bhai? Wonderful voices ..

[tymesqr100]

Lovely Indian dance, great moves.

[TheSantosh84]

Ashok kumar was damm handsome and the topped the bollywood charts in his earlier younger days

[mdkaushal]

Thank you for such a wonderful song which I have been looking for so long

[Sidharth56]

Superb, that is the only word for it. Khemchand Prakash at his finest. Unfortunately, this song has been relegated to the background because of the most famous Mahal song, Aaayega aanewala

[Khalidsagi]

Sahi kaha. Ye rat pir na aye gi.

where r these wonderful voices.

[nashadraza]

Kya baat hai.

[LonelySea79]

Awsome song.... thanks so much for uloading......

(can u c one lady which is also dancing behind Mina Kumari in the song Chalte Chalte..... i cant recognize her name at the moment)

[neerajkamini]

Lovely song Thanks 1,000,000 times for posting.

[Swayingpines]

Beautiful acting by Ashok Kumar!

[Swayingpines]

Beautiful dance!

[alokeprasad]

Which actresses are portraying the dancer and the singer on the screen?

[SunahareGeet]

Neelam and Kaneez

[alokeprasad]

Who is doing the dancing? That is one of the most sensuous dance I have seen on screen.

The way she makes eye contact and smiling ...

[kumbhatia]

I agree with the sentiments expressed by others. The lyrics are outstanding. They express very good advice to us, that these sublime evenings are rare and we need to enjoy them because they may not happen again. I have this song in an audio CD and have listened in the car numerous times. Thank you for the upload.

[sticky4rod]

they are supposed to be courtesans who were frequented by arsitocrats of India and their youngs to learn culture and arts.

[Dudeyfruity]

i didn't get his part because, the lawyer comes to them to buy the house so it thought they were some rich people then they broke into dance. Or were they supposed to entertain him for the night so he wouldn't go back to the house?

[hajialam]

good old song

[rahman212294617]

Oh, --------what a woderful song ,and what a wonderful music. Superbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb.

[mushmax]

Old classic.

[chwaqas]

kya bat hai ji, swad aa gaya ustad ji....

such enchanting song and performance .... boht wadhiya

[EISENHEIM2452]

As a Westerner,I fell in love with this film over 25 years ago,I have it on DVD and must confess I still find it both entrancing and enchanting,Lataji is as usual wonderful in her range,hard to believe that she was 20 when she did this film,Madhubala remains a quintessential beauty and it's astonishing to think that she was only 16 when Mahal was filmed,superb music by Khemchand Prakash and in this clip,the young dancer is ethereal and erotic,yet possesses innocence also, sheer magic on film.

[amoralis123]

@EISENHEIM2452 I am a distant relative of Kamal. I was a child. I heard so many stories of struggles & despair. K was terrorized by the Producer not to make this film so dry. The film is based on Rider Haggard's Return of She with an Indian touch. K fought tooth and nails to keep it becoming trash that was the norm. It was Ashok Kumar, the hero who put up the money to continue. AK was intellectual. He understood the story. It catapaulted its singer, heroine and Kamal. Even today, it is a hit.

[minshawi737]

@EISENHEIM2452 me too fall in live with this movie. i m 25 years old. i love ashok kumar & madhubala

[papakumar]

Music is phenomenal. So subtle yet so powerful.

[kqs92]

wah! classic and evergreen!

[Kiriko49]

Yes,more of all these superb singers who went out of fashion because of Lata...she is great but so are Rajkumari,Amirbai,Zohrabai,Sha­mshad begum,and so on...real grown up women's voices....

[pravchaw]

I agree. The popularity and genius of Lata and Rafi over powered a great many talent.

[chanto7]

I just noticed the way the dancer and singer are fully covered in big dupattas,looking so cultured and sophisticated. the photography is very artistic .

[chanto7]

Amazing song and dance!

[medangela1956]

thank you!

[Iskander98]

this is one of the best songs ever sung! more zohrabhai please

[ChettaPattiThendi]

This is great. Please post more Zohrabhai songs, if you have any.