Bollywood classic, Madhumati, directed by Bimal Roy was released in the year 1958. the movie starred Dilip Kumar and Vyjyantimala in lead roles while Pran and Johnny Walker also played important roles in the film. The hit music of the film was given by Salil Chaudhary and the songs were sung by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh etc. The movie received an overwhelming response from the audience and went on to do extremely well at the box office.

The movie starts with Devendra ( Dilip Kumar ), who is a engineer by profession. He is on his way to the railway station alongwith his friend in order to recieve his wife and son. But due to bad wheather they take shelter in an old mansion. But devendra feels some thing very familier with the house and trie to identify it. he sees a painting there and immediately recognizes it. He reminds the complete story of his previous life in which he was Anand, the manager of a timber state, and in love with a girl named Madhumati ( Vyjyantimala).

But Ugranarayan ( Pran ), was his enemy. Ugranaarayan plays a trick and sends Anand away from the place only to attack on Madhumati. When Anand returns to the place, he finds that Madhumati has dissappeared. After few days, he meets with another girl named Madhavi, who is a look alike of Madhumati. He ask her to help him in getting the revenge of Madhumati’s death from Ugranarayan. How he succeeds in geeting Ugranarayan arrested by police for Madhumati’s death? What is the relation of his past with his present life?

The hit songs of the film are listed below:

1. Suhana safar aur yeh mausam haseen hamein darr hai hum kho naa jaayein kahin
2. Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai aa bhi jaa tu humse aankh naa chura tujhe kasam hai aa bhi ja
3. Daiyya re daiyya chadd gayo papi bicchua
4. Aaja re pardesi
5. Zulmi sang aankh ladi re sakhi main kaa se kahoon ri sakhi kaa se kahoon jaane kaise yeh baat badhi zulmi sang aankh ladi re
6. Toote huye khwaabon ne hum ko ye sikhaayaa hain dil ne jise paayaa thaa aankhon ne gawaayaa hain