Barsaat ki Raat (1960)

Directed by: PL Santoshi
Music: Roshan
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi

Starring: Madhubala, Shyama, Bharat Bhushan, 
KN Singh, Chandrashekhar, Mumtaz Begum, 
Ratna, Peace Kanwal, Khurshid Bawra, Rashid Khan

I picked up Barsaat Ki Raat on this trip. Muslim Social? Yes. Starring Madhubala? Yes. A wonderful music score with three qawaalis? Perfect. And when the film begins with Garjat barsat sawan aayo re, a melodious rain song based on Raag Goud Malhar, things can only get better. 

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