''Ek Hi Raasta'' () is a

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film directed and produced by B. R. Chopra. It starred

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, Jeevan and Shrinath in main roles. The music for the film was scored by

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. Having directed a few films earlier, Chopra formed his own production house B.R. Films in 1955 and ''Ek Hi Raasta'' was the first film produced under this banner. The film was remade in Telugu as ''

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'' (1960) and in Tamil as ''Pudhiya Pathai'' (1960).

Plot

The film starts with the portrayal of happily married couple, ''Amar'' (

) and ''Malti'' (

) who have a son named ''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'' ( Jeevan) 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 rumours 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

The music for the songs was composed by

. He also sang few of the songs himself, of which "Chali Gori Pi Se Milan Ko Chali" was based on Bhairavi raga.

Production

The film was directed and produced by the

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winner B. R. Chopra under the B. R. films banner. Founded in 1955, the production house's first creation was this film. The music was directed by well known singer

, with the lyrics written by one of the dominating musical forces in

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. The story, along with the screenplay and dialogue were written by Mukhram Sharma. Assistant directors included Balbir Kumar, O. P. Bedi and B. R. Chopras' brother,

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Reception

The film proved to be successful at the box office and was screened for more than 25 weeks; which was called "Jubilee Hit". The banner went on to produce many more successful films such as ''

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'' (1957), '' Sadhana'' (1958), ''

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'' (1959), '' Waqt'' (1965) and more. Child actress Daisy Irani's role as ''Raja'' was also well appreciated. She was also seen in Chopra's next film ''Naya Daur''.

References

External links

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