Mela (1948)

 ●  Hindi ● Running Time: TBA

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Directed by SU Sunny, starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis Dutt in the lead roles.

Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nargis Dutt

Crew: SU Sunny (Director), Fali Mistry (Director of Photography), Naushad Ali (Music Director)

Genres: Drama, Family, Romance

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1948 (India)

Hindi Name: मेला

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Did you know? Dilip Kumar initially felt the film's storyline was weak, and had an "absence of meat". He asked for certain changes to be made, and they were accommodated in the script. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Following the success of Mela, Director S. U. Sunny set up his own production company, Sunny Art Productions, where he made films like Babul (1950), Udan Khatola (1955) and Kohinoor (1960).

Dilip Kumar was reportedly unwilling to act in the film, until he reached the studio and heard the opening lines of the song "Mera Dil Todnewaale", sung by Mukesh and Shamshad Begum.

Dilip Kumar initially felt the film's storyline was weak, and had an "absence of meat". He asked for certain changes to be made, and they were accommodated in the script.

The film was remade in Telugu as Chiranjeevulu (1956).