{{Short description|1948 Indian film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}} {{infobox film | name = Parai Aag | image = | caption = | director = Najam Naqvi | writer = | producer = M. K. Ahmad<br>Great India Pictures | starring = Munawar Sultana<br />Madhubala | music = Ghulam Mohammed | released = {{Film date|1948|8|20}} | country = India | language = Hindi }} '''''Parai Aag''''' is a 1948 Indian Hindi-language film, produced by M. K. Ahmad under the banner of Great India Pictures, and directed by Najam Naqvi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sain |first=Raaj Kumar Bothra, Ranjan |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SRhbEAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1945-IA4 |title=Ghulam Mohammed: The Unsung Melodist |date=2022-01-31 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=979-8-88546-805-3 |pages=1945 |language=en}}</ref> It stars Munawar Sultana and Madhubala. The soundtrack features songs composed by Ghulam Mohammed, with lyrics by Tanvir Naqvi.<ref name=":0" />
''Parai Aag'' was one of the earliest films featuring Madhubala, before she became a star with ''Mahal'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patel |first=Bhaichand |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC&pg=PA115 |title=Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema |date=2012 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-670-08572-9 |pages=115 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA4-PA1994-IA2 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014-07-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |language=en}}</ref>
== Cast == According to ''Asian Film Directory And Whos Who'' (1952):<ref>{{Cite book |last=V. Doraiswamy |url=http://archive.org/details/asia-film-directory-and-whos-who-1952 |title=Asian Film Directory And Whos Who 1952 |date=1952-05-03 |pages=194}}</ref> * Munawar Sultana * Madhubala * Ulhas * Sheri * W. M. Khan * A. Shah * Ziloo Bai * Khalil
== Production == The production of ''Parai Aag'' reportedly began in February 1948.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Patel |first=Baburao |date=1 February 1948 |title=Pictures in Making |url=https://archive.org/details/filmindia194612unse/page/n161/mode/1up? |access-date=7 May 2026 |work=Filmindia |pages=72}}</ref>
The film's distribution rights for Pakistan were acquired by Mis. Evershine Pictures of Lahore.<ref name=":1" />
== Soundtrack == The music of the film was composed by Ghulam Mohammed, with lyrics penned by Tanvir Naqvi and Akhtar ul Iman.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Title !! Lyrics !! Singer(s) |- | 1 || "Man Geet Suhane Gaye Kyon" || Tanveer Naqvi || Zohrabai Ambalewali |- | 2 || "Kuch Bhi Na Kaha Aur Keh Bhi Gaye" || Tanveer Naqvi || Hameeda Bano |- | 3 || "Nigahen Milane Ko Jee Chahata Hai" || Tanveer Naqvi || Mohammed Rafi |- | 4 || "Kaun Tere Man Bhaya Kisne Hai Tumko Apnaya" || Tanveer Naqvi || Hameeda Bano |- | 5 || "Tohe Kaise Dikhaoon Dil Cheer Ke" || Akhtar ul Iman || Zohrabai, Naseem Akhtar |- | 6 || "Bhool Ja Vo Pyaar Ke Rangeen Fasane Bhool Ja" || Tanveer Naqvi || Hameeda Bano |- | 7 || "Kisse Kahen Ki Kaun Hamare Chale Gaye" || Tanveer Naqvi || Zohrabai |- | 8 || "Ae Dil Jahaan Mein Tera Thikana Koi Nahin" || Akhtar ul Iman || Zohrabai |}
== Reception == ''Parai Aag'' was released on 20 August 1948 in Lamington Talkies.
A contemporary review by Baburao Patel described the film as "tolerably entertaining" but logically flawed. While praising Madhubala's and A. Shah's performances, and the "witty" dialogue of the first half, the critic panned the casting of Ulhas and the repetitive nature of the film's later social messaging.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patel |first=Baburao |date=1 October 1948 |title=One More Picture of Mistaken Identity! |url=https://archive.org/details/filmindia194612unse/page/n750/mode/1up? |access-date=7 May 2026 |work=Filmindia |pages=53}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0141707|title=Parai Aag}}
Category:1948 Indian films Category:1948 Hindi-language films Category:Indian black-and-white films