It was probably the first ghost story in Indian cinema. A bewildered young man in a mansion chasing glimpses of an ethereal, veiled beauty. The movie, “Mahal,” was a huge success, making the lead ...

Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi, better know as Madhubala, became a leading lady in Hindi films when she was merely fourteen years old. Even before that, Madhubala was an established child artist and was ...