---
title: 'Mahal (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kamal Amrohi'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 162
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mahal-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041619/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mahal (1949)

1949 · 162 min · Horror · India

Original title: महल

## Synopsis

Mahal (transl. "Mansion") is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language psychological supernatural horror film produced by Savak Vacha and Ashok Kumar under the banner of Bombay Talkies, and directed by Kamal Amrohi as his directorial debut. The film centres on a screenplay written by Amrohi, while its music is composed by Khemchand Prakash. Cited as Bollywood's first horror film, it revolves around an aristocrat who moves into an ancient mansion, where he gets visions of a mysterious lady (Madhubala) claiming to be his lover in their previous lives.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ashok Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashok-kumar)
- **Director:** [Kamal Amrohi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamal-amrohi)
- **Screenplay:** [Kamal Amrohi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamal-amrohi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Khemchand Prakash](https://cinepixo.com/people/khemchand-prakash)
- **Director of Photography:** [Josef Wirsching](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-wirsching)
- **Editor:** [Bimal Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bimal-roy)

## Cast

- [Ashok Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashok-kumar)

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