The series of poorly received films continued with "Mere Bhagwaan" (1947), "Parai Aag" (1948), "Amar Prem" (1948) and "Desh Sewa" (1948), all of which bombed at the box office. In her last release of 1948, Madhubala starred as a rural girl named Shobha in K.B. Lall's "Lal Dupatta". Her enactment garnered her positive reviews; Baburao Patel of "filmindia" wrote, "Madhubala plays Shobha beautifully and proves herself at once competent and versatile in both light and pathetic sequences. Her dialogue is also emotionally delivered." "Lal Dupatta" emerged as her first commercial success and had a good run at several theatres.