My guess is that, since the song wasn't included in the colored version, the colorized version negative doesn't contain the song, they used a digital source.

As rana-ji told us before





That's true!

You can also compare from the extra disc. Watch the colorization process where they show shots/segments of the colored version (most likely from digital/computer source). Those ones are much better than those included in the main feature disc.

I didn't observe this in my copy. Perhaps your copy only had it ??

To my eyes, it looks normal - probably my eyes are deceiving me ??

I SAW THIS!!!!



Probably a boolteg version. The cover shows it!

Golly! No one responded!!

Probably because you only gave people 3 hours before you posted again..........

The cover looks fake, and if it was real, it would be available on sites like Induna.

Seems to be some problem! I posted it much before! Why did it show up '3 hours before I posted again'??

BTW, that was kinda rude

Sometimes people will see a certain post, and not respond immediately (even though they may have appreciated it or absorbed it) -- it is ok and should not be a cause of worry -- you can always "bump" again.

Sometimes, those who would finally respond would not see the concerned query until quite a few days

Most of us here are here because this is a special interest / hobby, and not our main occupation, and so there may not be a steady flow of responses unless the thread or post catches special attention

I finally took a break and saw the song in the Eros vers. DVDrip with DD 5.1 which sounds better than Shemaroo. The only issue is that the pitch in the song isn't corrected whereas the rest of the movie is pitch corrected.
Eros may be slightly better because DNR is less as compared to that of the Shemaroo version. But earlier it was said that Shemaroo is sharper than Eros.

Can anyone comment on the menus in the Eros version ??

Since I was unable to play the audio in my sound setup, I can't comment whether Eros has stronger audio or not. Can someone comment on the Eros audio?

Shame-Aroo



ZEros


To my eyes, Eros is much sharper and looks less reddish unlike Shemaroo. Still I've got to check ZEros!!

That wasn't the intention, apologies if any offence was caused. The messages on the thread show you posted the cover at 1.48pm, and commented that no-one had replied at 5.05pm. As NewDeep has mentioned, and as I'm sure you've noticed, everyone else frequents the forums less than you, with some regulars not looking at them for days and weeks at a time, so even threads that people are interested in can have responses after 2-3 days!

Anyway, getting back on topic, should the MEA DVD have 5.1 sound? My personal preference would be to have the original soundtrack (I assume this was mono?).

I'm sure! I was pulling your leggie But I'm your junior. So to some extent, you may take my comments as informal. Surely it meant to be informal.


I quite agree! The original is the best!! The idea of colorizing gave birth to a new MEA!
However, if you want to watch the new MEA as original, you may turn off your colors settings and set the contrast and brightness correct. As for the sound, you may turn off the front speakers and the rear ones to hear the original sound (luckily they didn't replace the soundtrack. They just overlaid the new compositions [unlike Sholay 3D and Naya Daur color ]).

So you will experience a restored version rather than a new, phony one.

Finally! Got that "Film Frame" printed.

Printed copy confirms what has been mentioned earlier that only about 10% (from original B/W version) was cut off from top/ bottom, making the color picture avail on the film aprox 1.5:1. This is how much was colorized digitally. Film screenings could be different to whatever the projectionists found fit. To project the picture 2.2:1 implies cutting off more than 30% from the avail color picture and 40% from the original 4:3 picture. Luckily, the color DVDs are full color film frame that was digitized.

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Shemaroo B/W Ultimate Enhanced version is the best one. It's 197 min although the 1980 film CC shows film length as 5508 meters (185 min). This version or the original 1960 release had Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (one reel i.e. 10 min) and the last 2-3 reels 22 min in color (total of 32 min in color).

Colored version film CC shows 4836 meters which is 176 min. Shemaroo DVD is 182 min plus 2 min of coloring credits. And, there also is a 5 min of "Hume Kaash Tumse Mohabbat Na Hoti" delerted from this version, in Extras. This song too is in color.

From the Shemaroo old version at 197 min and new colored version at 187 min, there is a 10 min of orig missing. It seems to be the portions connecting to the "Hume Kaash Tumse Mohabbat Na Hoti" song. Basically, this iteration of Anarkali In and Out of Jail (i.e. one of a few) is the one deleted from the colored version.

BTW, even in the 1960s, as far as I recall, full Mughal-E-Azam version was never shown in a screening. Often "Zindabaad Zindabaad, Ae Mohabbat Zindabaad" was cut and at times, other segments.

No wonder, I found the projected picture squished and distorted in that screening, as the projection should have been 1.5:1, as I concluded in my post above.

Everyone has a tale to tell but fortunately the movie did great at the box office.Surely all those who went to the cinema to watch the movie are not color blind or unappreciative.

I wish I bought the 197 on time. It seems no longer available. I have a Digipack case (Black and White) which is 189 minutes (4% PAL speedup) and its good (not taking into consideration DNR, PAL to NTSC crap, semi-faded colors, wobbles, hissing, etc.)

I will try to post SSs.