There are many genres of films, often most people like horror films. However, very few people will know about Bollywood’s first horror film. This film came in the year 1949.
The film we are talking about is the name of the palace, in which Madhubala and Ashok Kumar were in the lead roles. At the time of release in this film, he earned a rage, which became the third highest grossing film of that time.
The palace film was directed by Kamal Amrohi, it was his directorial debut. This film may be released in the year 1949, but Kamal Amrohi was working on this since 1938.
Lata Mangeshkar’s career also caught height through this film. In the film, Lata Mangeshkar had sung an upcoming song. At the time of shooting of this film, Singer was only 19 years old.
This film is made on a girl named Kamini, who dies in the same palace while waiting for her lover. The amazing thing is that the story of the palace film is made on the true incident.
The special thing is that this incident happened not with anyone else but with the lead actor of the film Ashok Kumar. Actually, the actor was shooting in a mountainous area, during which he saw a woman’s head cut.
However, as soon as Ashok Kumar saw her, she suddenly disappeared. The actor told his staff about it, but everyone felt that he was dreaming. But, when the actor talked to the police about it, he told that such an incident took place 14 years ago.
Ashok Kumar narrated this story to Kamal Amrohi, so he thought of making a film on it. This film was made for Rs 9 lakh, which then earned Rs 1.45 crore. The film is included in the 10 Great romantic horror films of the British Film Institute.