Hindi cinema actor Pradeep Kumar won millions of hearts with his acting. On the big screen, he was always seen as a king, emperor and royal prince, but in real life his journey was equally struggling and difficult. Know the career story of the actor on the occasion of his death anniversary.

Took the biggest decision of life at the age of 17
Since childhood, films and acting were very close to Pradeep Kumar’s heart. This was the reason why he entered the world of acting at the early age of 17. This decision of his proved to change the direction of his life.

Pradeep Kumar was born on 19 January 1925 in Kolkata. Since childhood, he was more inclined towards acting. Participating in plays and dramas in school and neighborhood became a special hobby for him.

At an early age, he realized that the film world was his dream and he would pursue this dream for the rest of his life. This decision taken at the age of 17 was the first and most important step in his life.

Made his mark in Hindi cinema after starting his journey from Bengali films.
His film journey started from Bengali cinema. Bengali film director Devaki Bose saw his acting in a play and was impressed and gave him the lead role in his film ‘Alaknanda’ (1947). The film was not a big hit at the box office, but Pradeep Kumar’s acting and his screen presence were successful in attracting the attention of the audience and filmmakers. After this he worked in many Bengali films, which included films like ‘Bhooli Naay’ and ‘Swami’.

After Bengali films, he turned towards Hindi cinema. In the year 1952, Pradeep Kumar played an important role in the film ‘Anand Math’. After this, he played the lead role in the film ‘Anarkali’ with Bina Rai in 1953 and in ‘Nagin’ with Vyjayanthimala in 1954. These films gave him recognition on the big screen. The audience immediately liked him because of his royal and attractive image.

His pairing with Madhubala and Meena Kumari was a hit.
Pradeep Kumar also did many successful films with big actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari. He worked with Madhubala in eight films, which include ‘Raj Hath’, ‘Shirin-Farhad’, and ‘Yehudi Ki Ladki’. At the same time, he did seven films with Meena Kumari, the prominent ones being ‘Chitralekha’, ‘Bahu-Begum’, and ‘Bheegi Raat’. As he grew older, he had to play supporting roles instead of leading roles. Despite this, he also worked with big actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol and Manoj Kumar.

Awards won for significant contribution to Hindi cinema
Pradeep Kumar’s art and hard work not only brought him box office success but also gave him a special place in the hearts of the audience. Pradeep Kumar was honored many times for his contribution. He won a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. Despite his success on screen, his personal life was full of sorrows. He often went through loneliness. After a long illness, Pradeep Kumar died on 27 October 2001 in Kolkata. He breathed his last at the age of 76.

A different level of craze is seen among the fans regarding horror films. Films from Bhool Bhulaiyaa to Munjya were liked a lot. The films made huge profits at the box office. Today we are going to tell you about the first hit horror film. This film was released in 1949. The name of the film is ‘Mahal’. This film gave three superstars to the industry. Lata Mangeshkar, Madhubala and Kamal Amrohi.

Ashok Kumar was in the role of lead actor in the film. This was the first psychological horror film. Even today the film is considered the best horror comedy film of Indian cinema.

Mahal box office collection
According to Koimoi, the budget of the film was Rs 9 lakh. But the film had earned Rs 65 lakh in India. The film had a worldwide lifetime collection of Rs 1.45 crore. The film had earned 622 percent profit. And this was 1500 percent more than the budget.

This film made Madhubala and Lata Mangeshkar stars overnight. Madhubala was 15 years old at the time of shooting of the film. The songs of the film were sung by Lata Mangeshkar. He sang the song ‘Aayega Aanewala’. This song was a chartbuster at that time. Kamal Amrohi made his debut with the film.

Let us tell you that the shooting of the palace took place in 1948. The film was released in 1949. This was the third highest grossing film of that year. The first highest grossing film of that year was Raj Kapoor’s ‘Barsaat’. ‘Andaz’ was at number two.

There will be a blast with a hold

Now the horror comedy film Thaama is going to be released on October 21. There is a lot of discussion about this film. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna are in lead roles in the film. Malaika Arora has given an item number in the film. His dance is in discussion. The trailer of Thaama has also been released. Fans liked the trailer a lot.

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In 1960, Indian cinema created history with Mughal-e-Azam. The film not only broke the records of earnings at the box office but also introduced the most iconic and expensive song of Bollywood. The song Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya is immortal even after 65 years. But do you know that this blockbuster song was sung by a singer in the bathroom. The interesting anecdote related to this is known here.

Why did you love to fear, why was the song sung in the bathroom?
Madhubala and Dilip Kumar starrer Mughal-e-Azam was released on August 5, 1960 and became a film that set new benches of grandeur.

• Of. Directed by Asif, Mughal-e-Azam also starred veteran artists like Prithviraj Kapoor and Durga Khote, whose strong acting touched the hearts of the audience.
• At the same time, composure music by Naushad became the soul of this film. Amidst all this, “Pyaar kya to darna kya” emerged as a masterpiece.
• The song, written by Shakeel Badayuni and sung by Lata Mangeshkar, revealed the essence of rebellion and love in such a way that it became immortal in the history of Indian cinema.
• But the recording of this song was unique according to its time. Actually, at that time, eco effects were less used.
• So Lata Mangeshkar recorded it in the bathroom to bring the desired depth in his voice. The song was changed 105 times before the final version was approved.
• This scene was filmed in Mohan Studio, where a grand palace set was specially built for it.
• Madhubala’s charming acting as ‘Anarkali’ mesmerized everyone on the set. Whereas Prithviraj Kapoor’s character of ‘Akbar’ put four moons in this scene.

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Hardly shot ‘What is love if you love
It took 14 years to build ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ released in 1960. It took two years to become a set of a song from the film. The song was ‘Jab Pyaar Kiya Darna Kya’. When the actress Madhubala dances in the song, she is seen in all the heads in the palace, but it was not easy to film. At one time it was almost impossible to create this scene.

Experts were also called from Hollywood, but they also refused. The matter reached the breaking of Sheesh Mahal, built for Rs 15 lakh, but then cinematographer RD Mathur solved it. As soon as the camera was installed, its light would fall on the glass. Reflectors were installed to stop it, but when the lights fell on them, the eyes would go dazzled and the shooting would become difficult. Mathur found a corner on the set with his camera, where the light was jumping. No reflection was being made from there. Then Madhubala was seen walking in colored glasses disguised as Anarkali and it became an iconic scene of Hindi cinema.

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Madhubala and dilip kumar love life: There were many discussions in the Bollywood corridors of Dilip Kumar and Madhubala’s Lovestory. Both loved each other very much. But could never be one. Dilip Kumar had a breakup with Madhubala and married Saira Bano. Now Mumtaz has given the reason behind this.

In a conversation with Vicky Lalwani, Mumtaz talked about the love life of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Mumtaz told that Dilip Kumar had left Madhubala because of the child.

Dilip Kumar had a breakup with Madhubala

Mumtaz said, ‘The love of Dilip Kumar and Madhubala was also very long. Madhubala is my favorite. I also went to Madhubala at the last time. Madhu Apa loved him till death. Dilip Saheb left Madhubala because Madhubala could not become a mother. Madhubala could not have children. Come on but not Madhubala but Dilip Kumar got a very good girl. He loved Saira Bano and married her. Saira bans are very good. He handled Dilip Saheb a lot, loved a lot.

Further Mumtaz said, ‘There was a lot of difference between the age of Dilip Kumar and Saira. But I think age does not matter in love. I do not think anyone can say that Madhubala did not love Dilip Saheb. Madhubala was crazy about Dilip Saheb. Dilip Saheb wanted children, perhaps in this compulsion he married Saira. Madhubala told me about this. He said that I loved Dileep a lot. But if Madhubala had a problem of heart, then she could not do a child. I cannot blame Dilip Kumar. Because every man wants to have a child. But I regret that despite that he had no children.

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