Imtiaz Ali recently was a guest on a podcast where he opened about his films and his journey. He also expressed his desire to direct a horror film, and said that he has contemplated making one many times. He revealed that Madhumati is his favourite Hindi horror movie and opened up about filming in Madhubala’s old bungalow.
The Amar Singh Chamkila director said, “Madhubala used to have a house, it was called Kismat Bungalow. It has been reconstructed now. But back in the day, they wouldn’t allow people to film there at night, and people generally wouldn’t want to film there at night because they believed that her ghost haunts the place. Who knows if that was true, but that’s what people believed.”
He also revealed, “I shot there quite a bit at night. And I would go to the quietest, darkest corners of that house alone, and I used to wonder if Madhubala’s ghost would come. Although I don’t really believe in spirits, but I remember that feeling. It wasn’t just horror, there was something else. There was a sense of awe and romanticism. This is an interesting combination.”
Late actress Madhubala is still considered one of the best actresses of all times and is known for classic films Mughal-e-Azam, Chalti Ka Naam Gadi, Mahal, and others. She died at the age of 36 in 1969 due to a prolonged illness.
