Raaste Pyar Ke
Raaste Pyar Ke (transl. Route of Love) is a 1982 Hindi-language romance film, produced and directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under his Jagapathi Art Productions banner.[1] It stars Jeetendra, Rekha and Shabana Azmi with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.[2] A love triangle,[3] the film is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster movie Dasara Bullodu (1971), made by the same company and director.[4]
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Directed by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
Written by | Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Ram Kelkar |
Story by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
Based on | Dasara Bullodu (1971) |
Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
Starring | Jeetendra Rekha Shabana Azmi |
Cinematography | P.S. Selvaraj |
Edited by | Akkkineni Sanjeevi |
Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Production company | Jagapathi Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
Mohan Lal Srivatsav loves Gauri and so does Shyama. The rivals in love are close friends, their friendship proves to be stronger than their love. When Gauri learns that Shyama loves Mohan, she decides to sacrifice her love, her dream, her life for her friend's happiness. She even forgets that she is carrying the child of her lover in her womb. But Shyama's father Udit Narayan Gupta, who is defeated in the elections by the active opposition of Mohan, is out to ruin him. Dwaraka Prasad, elder brother of Mohan's father, is a simple honest man married to a cunning and greedy woman, Saraswati. Utpal Dutt makes use of Saraswati's greed as a weapon to destroy Mohan and his family. He succeeds in separating Mohan from his loving elder brother and, before Mohan's helpless eyes, Parikshit is thrown out of the house. At this juncture, Shyama learns she has been affected by blood cancer which crushes her father under the weight of the brutal word. He decides to give her the supreme happiness of winning the man she loves, but Shyama decides otherwise when she discovers that Mohan loves Gauri. Finally, Shyama dies uniting Mohan and Gauri.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Mohanlal Shrivatsav
- Rekha as Gauri
- Shabana Azmi as Shyama
- Shreeram Lagoo as Dwaraka Prasad
- Utpal Dutt as Udit Narayan Gupta
- Parikshit Sahni as Sohanlal Shrivastav
- Om Puri as Suldev
- Yunus Parvez as Sitaram
- Mazhar Khan
- Nadira as Saraswathi
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Lakshmi
- Shaukat Kaifi
- Baby Khushbu as Anu
Reception
Subhash K. Jha calls it "a typical South Indian masala-dosa film about two warring women sharing the same man".[5]
Soundtrack
Song | Singer |
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"Tedhe Medhe Oonche Neeche Lambe Lambe Raaste Pyar Ke" | Lata Mangeshkar |
"Gokul Ki Galiyon Ka Gwala, Natkhat Bada Nandlala, Gore Se Ho Gaya Kala" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar |
"Gokul Ki Galiyon Ka Gwala, Natkhat Bada Nandlala, Gore Se Ho Gaya Kala" | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle |
"Log Jal Gaye Jaane Kya" | Kishore Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
"Sara Din Satate Ho" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
"Main Tum Mein Sama Jaaun" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
References
- "Raaste Pyar Ke". TV Guide. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Raaste Pyar Ke Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Raaste Pyar Ke". New Straits Times. 15 July 1989. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- Bhattacharjee, Moumita (7 April 2021). "Jeetendra Birthday Special: Not Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan, But The Veteran Actor Is The King Of Remakes – Here's How". LatestLY. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- Jha, Subhash K. (22 January 2022). "First Take: Introspecting on loneliness, solitude with films Kaasav, Nowhere Special and After Love". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Raaste Pyar Ke". Gaana. Retrieved 13 April 2022.