Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)

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Ek Hi Raasta
Hemanta Mukherjee
Production
company
Distributed byB. R. Films
Release date
  • 13 April 1956 (1956-04-13)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Hi Raasta (lit. 'Only one way') is a

Pudhiya Pathai
(1960).

Plot

The film starts with the portrayal of a happily married couple, Amar and Malti who have a son, Raja. Amar and Malti are both orphans and hence are sympathetic towards orphans generally. Prakash is a rich bachelor businessman for whom Amar works. While working in Prakash's factory, Amar catches another worker Munshi stealing money from the factory locker.

To take revenge for his humiliation at the hands of Amar, Munshi murders him. To escape his depression over the loss, Prakash begins helping Malti and her child. Munshi tries to humiliate the family by spreading rumors of an affair between Prakash and Malti in public. To save the honour of Malti, Prakash marries her. The child Raja however refuses to accept Prakash as his father. Munshi provokes Raja against Prakash and claims that Prakash was the real murderer of Amar. Out of anger, Raja tries to shoot Prakash but fails. Raja runs away from home carrying with him the infant son of Prakash and Malti. Prakash rescues the two children from the railway track. After being convinced of Prakash's sincerity, Raja accepts him as his father

Soundtrack

Baldev Raj Chopra (sitting left) and Yash Chopra (at the right)

The music for the songs was composed by

Hemanta Mukherjee.[4] He also sang few of the songs himself, of which "Chali Gori Pi Se Milan Ko Chali" was based on Bhairavi raga.[5]

Soundtracks
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bade Bhaiyya Laaye Hain London"Asha Bhosle8:07
2."Bhola Bachpan Dukhi Jawani"Hemanta Mukherjee and Lata Mangeshkar2:22
3."Bhola Bachpan Dukhi Jawani (2)"Lata Mangeshkar5:10
4."Chali Gori Pi Se Milan Ko Chali"Hemanta Mukherjee5:44
5."Chamaka Ban Kar Aman Ka Taara[1]"Hemanta Mukherjee and Lata Mangeshkar6:51
6."Kaisi Lagi Kaisi Lagi Jaaye"Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar6:49
7."Sanware Salone Aaye Din Bahaar Ke"Hemanta Mukherjee and Lata Mangeshkar1:16
8."Udale Hain Mere Gham Ki Hansi"Lata Mangeshkar2:85

Production

The film was directed and produced by the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner B. R. Chopra under the B. R. films banner.[1][6][7][8][9] Founded in 1955, the production house's first creation was this film.[10]

The music was directed by well known singer

Indian Cinema, Majrooh Sultanpuri.[1][8][12] The story, along with the screenplay and dialogue were written by Mukhram Sharma.[8] Assistant directors included Balbir Kumar, O. P. Bedi and B. R. Chopras' brother, Yash Chopra.[8][13]

Reception

The film proved to be successful at the box office and was screened for more than 25 weeks; which was called "Jubilee Hit".

Sadhana (1958), Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Waqt (1965) and more.[15] Child actress Daisy Irani's role as Raja was also well appreciated.[16][17] She was also seen in Chopra's next film Naya Daur.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Annu Kapoor (2014). The Golden Era with Annu Kapoor (Masti channel) (Television) (in Hindi). India: Masti channel. Event occurs at 10 p.m; 4 June 2014 (IST). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Ek Hi Raasta (1956) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers". Bollywood Hungama. 1 January 1956. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Ek Hi Raasta (1956) – Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Music Review & Rating | Movie Songs & Videos of Ek Hi Raasta hindi Movie". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ISBN 8191007711
    .
  6. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
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  7. ^ B. K. Verma (1999). History of Indian Cinema. Frank & Co. pp. 114–115.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Cast and Crew | Actor Actress Director of Ek Hi Raasta hindi Movie". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ^ "B.R. CHOPRA – Purposeful Film Maker – 30th Recipient – 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke Award". ultraindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  10. ISBN 9781466939639
    . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Famous playback singer Hemanta Mukherjee". screenindia.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ISBN 0-19-547155-5
    .
  13. ^ "The life and times of Yash Chopra". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  14. ISBN 8174362347
    .
  15. ISBN 8123013612
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  16. Tribune India
    . 15 March 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  17. Times of India. Archived from the original
    on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  18. ^ "Metrolife filmi fundas". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

External links

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