After "Mughal-E-Azam", the Meena Kumari-Raaj Kumar starrer "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi" is getting ready to go colour.

The process of adding hues to the Kamal Amrohi film should begin Thursday, said Asad Tyrewala, director of Film India Communications and the man behind the project.

"The colourisation process will start from March 31, which happens to be Meena Kumari's death anniversary," tells Tyrewala.

He said the processing would be done at Mumbai's Cinelab with the help of 40 technicians. Technical support would be provided by the Australian firm Prism Pixel Colourisation Inc.

The rights for the Meena Kumari film were bought by A.H.B. Enterprise, another firm belonging to Tyrewala.

He added that the technical processes would be completed within a few weeks and the new edition would be released soon after.

The project is inspired by the enthusiastic response to the colour version of "Mughal-E-Azam" that was digitally enhanced and re-released to great commercial success.