Madhumati
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Madhumati is a landmark 1958 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bimal Roy, celebrated for its pioneering use of reincarnation in storytelling, atmospheric noir-horror elements, and an iconic soundtrack by Salil Chowdhury.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madhumati canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| award |
Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction
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Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Music Director NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dilip Gupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Bimal Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Bimal Roy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Hrishikesh Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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noir ⓘ reincarnation film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| influenced | Bollywood reincarnation films ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterDevinder | Dilip Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterMadhumati | Vyjayanthimala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Devinder
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Madhumati NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Ugra Narayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Shailendra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Salil Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric noir-horror elements
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iconic soundtrack by Salil Chowdhury ⓘ pioneering use of reincarnation in mainstream Indian cinema ⓘ |
| numberOfFilmfareAwards | 9 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| producer | Bimal Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bimal Roy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-09-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 166 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | hill station ⓘ |
| soundtrackIncludesSong |
Aaja Re Pardesi
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Dil Tadap Tadap Ke Keh Raha Hai NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadke NERFINISHED ⓘ Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dilip Kumar
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Jayant NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Pran NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarun Bose NERFINISHED ⓘ Vyjayanthimala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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