''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' (English: The Greenery and the Road) is a 1962 Hindi film produced and directed by

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. It stars

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and Mala Sinha in lead roles. The film has music by

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. The film was the fourth highest grosser of the year and declared a 'Hit'.

Plot

''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' is a triangular love story between Shankar (

), Shobhana ( Mala Sinha), and Rita (

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). The marriage of Rita and Sankar was arranged in their childhood, though when they grow up, Shankar falls in love with Shobhana, though he eventually ends up marrying Rita, as per their family's desires. They both cannot reconcile to the ill-fitting marriage, and the situation deteriorates further when ex-flame Shobhana comes into their lives once again.

Cast

as Shanker * Mala Sinha as Shobna / Kamla *

as Rita *

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as Joseph *

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as- Dancer Dolly *

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as Shivnath * Surendra

Production and crew

The film was shot extensively in

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, especially in the Ging Tea and Rangeet Tea Estates. * Production: Gamanlal Bhatt * Assistant Director: Arun Bhatt, Haren Ghosh * Art Direction: Shri Krishna Achrekar, Kanu Desai * Choreography: Satyanarayan * Costume: Gaffar Behl

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes the following tracks composed by

, and with lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, together they created songs such as "Ibteda-e-Ishk Mein Hum Saari Raat Jaage", Allah Jaane Kya Hoga Aage" sung by Mukesh and Lata, plus a perennial Diwali hit; "Lakhon Taare Aasman Mein Ek Magar Dhunde Na Mila", "Dekh Ke Duniya Ki Diwali Dil Mera Chup Chap Jala" again by Lata and Mukesh.Diwali Ditties
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References

External links

* {{Vijay Bhatt 1962 films 1960s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Films directed by Vijay Bhatt