Ek Hi Raasta (1939 Film)
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''Ek Hi Raasta'' (Hindi: एक ही रास्ता, The Only Way) is a 1939
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
social film directed by
Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan (9 September 1907
at filmreference.com.
– 28 May 1964) was a pr ...
. The director of photography was
Faredoon Irani Faredoon A. Irani was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Hindi films. He shot Mehboob Khan's films (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) and ''Mother India '' (1958). During his career, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer record two tim ...
with story by Babubhai A. Mehta and
Wajahat Mirza Wajahat Hussain Mirza Changezi (; 20 April 1908 – 4 August 1990) was an Indian screenwriter and film director who penned the dialogues of some of the most successful films in India during the 1950s and 1960s, best known for '' Mughal-e-Azam'' ...
. The film was produced by
Sagar Movietone Sagar Movietone also Sagar Films, Sagar Film Company and Sagar Productions was an Indian film production company involved in the making of films for Indian cinema. It was launched by Ardeshir Irani with Chimanlal Desai and Dr. Ambalal Patel in 1 ...
. The cast included
Arun Kumar Ahuja Arun Kumar Ahuja (born Gulshan Singh Ahuja; 17 January 1917 – 3 July 1998), popularly known as Aroon, was an Indian actor and producer who was active in Hindi cinema in the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in over 30 films in both leading and ...
,
Sheikh Mukhtar Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 12 May 1980) was a film actor active in India and later in Pakistan. A tall and manly figure, who stood slightly under , Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of film roles, from leading roles in many of Mehboob Kha ...
, Anuradha, Kanhaiyalal and Harish. This was the debut film of Sheikh Mukhtar, who went on to act in and direct several successful films, 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.


Plot

Raja (Arun Kumar Ahuja) an orphan, Mangoo (
Sheikh Mukhtar Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 12 May 1980) was a film actor active in India and later in Pakistan. A tall and manly figure, who stood slightly under , Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of film roles, from leading roles in many of Mehboob Kha ...
), 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

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Arun Kumar Ahuja Arun Kumar Ahuja (born Gulshan Singh Ahuja; 17 January 1917 – 3 July 1998), popularly known as Aroon, was an Indian actor and producer who was active in Hindi cinema in the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in over 30 films in both leading and ...
as Raja *
Sheikh Mukhtar Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 12 May 1980) was a film actor active in India and later in Pakistan. A tall and manly figure, who stood slightly under , Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of film roles, from leading roles in many of Mehboob Kha ...
as Mangoo *Anuradha as Mala *Jyoti *Harish * Kanhaiyalal as Banke *
Jagdish Raj Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the to ...
*A. Banbasi as Madan *Devi as Mala’s stepmother *Gani as Mala’s father *Dewaskar *Mohan as Vithal


Music

The music director was Anil Biswas with lyrics written by
Kidar Sharma Kidar Nath Sharma (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), also known as Kedar Sharma, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and lyricist of Hindi films. While he had great success as a director of movies including '' Neel Kamal'' (1947 ...
and Pandit Indra Chandra.


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References


External links

* {{Mehboob Khan 1939 films 1930s Hindi-language films Films directed by Mehboob Khan Indian black-and-white films