Mere Mehboob

Mere Mehboob My Lover is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana Shivdasani, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a big hit and took the number one position at the box office in 1963. The movie drew a background from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and traditional Lucknow. The famous song Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere was shot in the University Hall and in a couple of places one gets to see the university. The opening scene of the movie shows the famous residential hall and the associated clock tower Victoria Gate.

The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists ofsongs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. The song Mere Mehboob Tujhe became very much popular upon release. The song composed on raga Jhinjhoti, was later slightly adapted into Malayalam by M. S. Baburaj, to give two alltime classic songs, Thamasamenthe Varuvaan from Bhargavi Nilayam and Pranasakhi Njan Verumoru from Pareeksha. These songs were selected by Naushad as one of the few of his favourite songs when he visited Baburaj Music Academy in 1988.

Source: Wikipedia