Do Raaste

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Do Raaste
Doraaste.jpg
Directed by Raj Khosla
Written by
  • Chandrakant Kakodkar
  • G. R. Kamat
  • Akhtar Romani
Produced byRaj Khosla
Starring
Cinematography V. Gopi Krishna
Edited by Waman Bhonsle
Music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Distributed byRaj Khosla Films
Release date
  • 5 December 1969 (1969-12-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest.6.59 crore (equivalent to 341 croreorUS$43 million in 2023)

Do Raaste (translation: Two Paths) is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son and Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the eldest son and his wife. Prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his wife who creates disputes.

Contents

The story was based on the trials and tribulations of a lower-middle-class family. It placed emphasis on respect for elders, the paramount status of the mother, the sanctity of the joint family and the supremacy of relations that are stronger than ties of blood. [1]

Cast

Soundtrack

Do Raaste
Soundtrack album
Genre Feature film soundtrack

The music for all the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Three more revival tracks were added to the 1969 soundtrack album reviving old songs with newer music. The tracks are as follows:

#TitleSinger(s)Duration
1"Bindiya Chamkegi" Lata Mangeshkar 05:45
2"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen" Mohammed Rafi 05:16
3"Chup Gaye Saare Nazaare" (Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara)Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi05:36
4"Mere Naseeb Mein Ae Dost" Kishore Kumar 04:43
5"Do Rang Duniya Ke Aur Do Raaste" Mukesh 04:19
6"Apni Apni Biwi Pe Sab Ko Ghuroor Hain"Lata Mangeshkar03:36
7"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen" (Revival)Mohammed Rafi05:21
8"Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" (Revival)Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi05:31
9"Bindiya Chamkegi" (Revival)Lata Mangeshkar04:55
10Title Music (Classical Instrumental)02:11

Box office

The film became a blockbuster at the box office. [2] This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. [3]

In India, the film grossed 65 million (US$8.59 million). This made it the second highest-grossing film of 1969 at the Indian box office, below Aradhana . [4] [5]

Overseas in the United Kingdom, the film was released in 1970. It became the first Indian film to gross £100,000 in the UK, equivalent to 900,000 (US$118,940.64). Its UK box office record was broken a year later by Purab Aur Paschim , which released in the UK in 1970. [6]

In total, the film grossed an estimated 65.9 million (US$8.71 million) in India and the United Kingdom.

Awards and nominations

18th Filmfare Awards : [7]
Won

Nominated

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