Madhumati

Madhumati
Poster
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Produced by	Bimal Roy
Screenplay by	Ritwik Ghatak Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogues)
Story by	Ritwik Ghatak
Starring	Dilip Kumar Vyjayanthimala Johnny Walker Pran
Music by	Salil Choudhury Shailendra (lyrics)
Cinematography	Dilip Gupta
Edited by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Production company	Bimal Roy Productions
Release date	September 12, 1958
Running time	179 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Madhumati is a 1958 Hindi drama film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. Its music was composed by Salil Choudhury with lyrics written by Shailendra. The film stars Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala in the lead roles with Pran and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation and had a gothic noir feel to it. The first and only collaboration between Roy and Ghatak, it was one of their most commercially successful and influential films.Madhumati won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi and nine Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Dialogue, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematographer.