Madhumati (1958)
September 12, 1958Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Dilip Kumar
Anand / Deven
Vyjayanthimala
Madhumati / Madhavi / Radha
Johnny Walker
Charandas
Jayant
Pawan Raja (Madhumati's Father)
Pran Sikand
Raja Ugra Narayan
Ramayan Tiwari
Bir Singh
Bimal Roy
Director
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
Writer
Tarun Bose
Doctor
Rajinder Singh Bedi
Writer
Salil Choudhury
Composer
Dilip Gupta
Cinematographer
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Editor
Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction
Kishan B. Damania
Costumer
Jagat Kumar
Makeup Artist
Manilal Somabhai
Settings
Yadugiri Devi
Costume Design
Bijoy Kumar
Makeup Artist
Peerachand
Unit Manager
Sanjiva
Unit Manager
Chandra
Unit Manager
Laxmidas
Costumer
M.R. Pitale
Sound
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1958
Original Nameमधुमती
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 51m
Genres
Wiki.
Madhumati is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles. The plot focuses on Anand, a modern man who falls in love with a tribal woman named Madhumati. But they face challenges in their relationship finally leading to a paranormal consequence. The film was ranked 11th in the Outlook Magazine's 25 leading Indian directors' poll for selecting Bollywood's greatest films in 2003.Madhumati was filmed in various Indian locations, including Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Vaitarna Dam and Aarey Milk Colony. The soundtrack album was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the lyrics were written by Shailendra. The film was released on 12 September 1958. It earned ₹40 million in India and became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year, and one of the most commercially successful and influential Indian films of its time. It received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the technicality, soundtrack, and performance of the cast.
Madhumati was one of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation, and was described by analysts as a potboiler that has a gothic and noir feel to it. It inspired later regional and international films that have reincarnation-based themes. It led the 6th Filmfare Awards with 12 nominations and won 9 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Roy, Best Music Director for Chaudhary, Best Female Playback Singer for Mangeshkar—the most awards for a film at that time—a record that it maintained for a record 37 years. It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.