On the second day of the ‘Ekagra’ film festival a Bollywood movie Madhumati was screened at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on Wednesday. Being the regular event organised under Chhavi series of classical cinema, Bharat Bhavan, this time the film festival is dedicated to one of the most influential Bollywood director Bimal Roy.
Madhumati, is considered among the most successful movies by Bimal Roy. Notably, few movies like Janam Janam is the remake of Madhumati on the other hand Om Shanti Om also have few incidents of Madhumati.
Madhumati is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The music for the film was composed by Salil Choudhury with lyrics written by Shailendra.
The film stars Dilip Kumar and Vijayantimala in the lead roles along with Pran and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation and had a gothic noir feel to it. While driving his car on a rainy night, Anand's car breaks down, and he goes to seek shelter in a nearby house. He is let into the house by the servant, and he is permitted to stay until the rains stop and is able to get his car fixed. It is here that he will find out about his previous birth, his true love, Madhumati, their ill-fated, star-crossed and tragic romance, and how events in his previous birth are going to affect him in this life-time. The story takes a turn when he meets Madhvi, a look alike of Madhumati. The show at Antrang Hall received a good response. Not only the theatre lovers but many Dilip Kumar fans were noticed at the show.