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I've taken up the task of restoring many old Indian films in poor quality, particularly those in the public domain. These videos stand out for their better quality, maintaining the original aspect ratio and avoiding any cropping or stretching of video frames.

This epic song, calling with desire for an unknown lover and the hope that he would come someday is among the earliest haunting melodies composed in the history of Indian Cinema. As we can observe solitary lady with a candle, an evocating voice and someone chasing that voice could have been one of the earliest forms of such picturisation that became a trend in Indian Cinema in the later years.
Until this song became a hit, the name of the singer was unknown, it was the listeners who wrote to All India Radio requesting the song and asking for the name of the singer.

Film : Mahal (1949)
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar
Performers : Ashok Kumar and Madhubala
Music : Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics : Nakshab Jarchvi
Direction : Kamal Amrohi

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