Do Raaste

Quite a disjointed film, as Mumtaz seems to have disappeared in the second half of the film. Songs are brilliant though few times the camera work was too ambitious in the dolly shots which resulted in few out of focus shots. Noticed that in Bindu's inserted reaction shots as well. Balraj Sahni, Prem Chopra and Bindu are by the far the best performers. Sahni is so convincing as the elder brother. Somehow Mumaz seemed to lack that special spark that she has with Feroz Khan on screen, perhaps she grew into it in their subsequent films togetheras this was Rajesh's first film with Mumtaz.. It's a nice stereotypical family film, brilliant for a rainy day. Raj Khosla did a great job.it was a super hit, running simultaneously with Aradhana, it was a golden jubilee hit,meaning it ran for 50 weeks. Imagine a film doing that nowadays.

Exellent movie with superb acting of Rajesh Khanna, Beautiful songs, Highly recommanded.

One of Raj Khosla's best movies - and a formula that has been tried again many times over the years, but old is gold. The movie is excellent family viewing with no nudity or scenes unsuitable for kids, it is a story that the whole family can relate to about 3 brothers and the inclusion of new family member and the effects this has on the household. To top a very good story the film is packed with excellent songs tuned by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The gem of all tracks is the fantastic duet "Dil Ne dil ko pukara" by the Late Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Very melodious and you can almost hear Rafi and Lata enjoying the song. "Yeh Reshmi Zulfen" by Mohammed Rafi has also stood the test of time and can still be enjoyed now.

Do Raaste (1969) : Brief Review -

A cliched family soap packaged well in Rajesh Khanna's peak era and with super-hit music. Rajesh Khanna was ruling the industry, and almost all his films had chartbuster music. Most importantly, he kept doing that family-friendly cinema, and luckily none of his films offended families or female audiences, which were the biggest pillars of footfall. Talking about the packaging, see how well Do Raaste is wrapped with an attractive cover. Kaka was a huge superstar among girls, so you give him the role of a college student who is hit by bad luck but still stands tall on his principles. The film begins with a typical college-time romance between Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. Let me tell you, they both look breathtaking. That typical flirting and small fights turn into love. The two feature in three super hit songs one after another: Yeh Reshmi Zulfe, Chup Gaye Saare Nazare, and Bindiya Chamkegi. Courtesy: Legendary Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This is where your money is well spent, and then you are taken into a family drama that is too soapy but watchable and pretty emotional too. A foreign-returned man marries a foreign-returned girl, and the girl destroys the unity and peace of the family. They separate themselves from this joint family, and then the elder brother, who has given blood and sweat to the family, loses his job. The younger brother is studying in college, so he cannot go for a full-time job, but he quits college in the middle and does a low grade job (for his educational qualifications and his foreign-returned brother's reputation). Rest, you can predict with blind eyes. I don't need to tell you more since I have already called it soap. The packaging in the first half makes it entertaining and crowd-pleasing. Overall, a decent movie by Raj Khosla, who had much bigger potential, and guess what, he knew it.

RATING - 6/10*

By - #samthebestest.

Rajesh Khanna in a career launching role. Typical family drama made into a classic by acting of Kamini Kaushal and Balraj Sahni. The songs and picturisation is above average. every thing works well with this movie if you watch it with your family.