Ek Hi Raasta
Directed byMehboob Khan
Written byBabubhai A. Mehta
Wajahat Mirza
Produced bySagar Movietone
StarringSheikh Mukhtar
Arun Kumar Ahuja
Anuradha
Kanhaiyalal
CinematographyFaredoon Irani
Music byAnil Biswas
Production
company
Sagar Movietone
Release date
  • 1939 (1939)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Hi Raasta (Hindi: एक ही रास्ता, The Only Way) is a 1939 Hindi social film directed by Mehboob Khan.[1] The director of photography was Faredoon Irani with story by Babubhai A. Mehta and Wajahat Mirza.[2] The film was produced by Sagar Movietone. The cast included Arun Kumar Ahuja, Sheikh Mukhtar, Anuradha, Kanhaiyalal and Harish.[3] This was the debut film of Sheikh Mukhtar, who went on to act in and direct several successful films,[4] and Arun Kumar Ahuja, a prominent actor in the 1940s. Ek Hi Raasta is a film about wrongs of society and its laws. It was one of the early Hindi films to make a noticeable application of WW II.[5]

Plot

Raja (Arun Kumar Ahuja) an orphan, Mangoo (Sheikh Mukhtar), a pickpocket, and Vithal (Harish), a hansom cab driver are friends. They live in the city where Mala (Anuradha) and her father (Gani) arrive from the village. Mangoo gets into an altercation with Mala’s father and kills him. Banke (Kanhaiyalal) kidnaps Mala and sells her to a wealthy man. Mala manages to escape and stays with Raja who helps her, both falling in love in the process. World War II intervenes and the three friends enlist. The film then revolves around the return from war and the killing of a rapist by one of them. He’s tried in court and convicted for killing the rapist.

Cast

Music

The music director was Anil Biswas with lyrics written by Kidar Sharma and Pandit Indra Chandra.[6]

Track listing

# Title
1 "Ae Ishq Mujhe Husn Se Begaana Bana"
2 "Chhalke Ras Ki Gagariya Saari" sang by Anil Biswa,Wahidan Bai
3 "Bhai Hum Pardesi Log Humein Kaun Jaane"
4 "Dil Ki Kathni Piya Na Jaane" sang by Anil Biswas
5 "Din Jaaye Raat Aaye Yeh Bhed Koi Batlaye"
6 "Kab Chal Diya Ladakpan"
7 "Mori Kadar Na Karat Kanhai"
8 "Mujhe Mil Jaayegi Unki Umariya"
9 "Pa Liya Jisne Tujhe"
10 "Saawan Aaye Na Aaye, More Sajan Aayenge"
11 "Teri Nazaron Mein Gharache Khar Hun Main"
12 "Tu Dekh Zara Dil Ka Darpan" sang by Anil Biswas

References

  1. ^ Gulazāra, Nihalani, Chatterjee, Govind, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. India: Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179910665.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Willemen, Ashish, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2, revised ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Ek Hi Raasta 1939". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Rauf (2008). Mehboob Khan The Legends of Indian Cinema Series. Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree. p. 34. ISBN 9788183281065.
  5. ^ Rangoonwalla, Firoze (1975). 75 years of Indian cinema. India: Indian Book Co. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Ek Hi Raasta 1939". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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