Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)

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{{About|the 1956 film|other uses|Ek Hi Raasta (disambiguation){{!}}Ek Hi Raasta}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ek Hi Raasta
| image = Ek Hi Raasta 1956.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[B. R. Chopra]]
| producer = B. R. Chopra<ref name="BR">{{cite AV media |people=[[Annu Kapoor]] |year=2014 |title=The Golden Era with Annu Kapoor |medium= Television|language=hi |access-date=5 June 2014 |format=[[Mastiii|Masti channel]] |time=10 p.m; 4 June 2014 (IST) |location= India |publisher= [[Mastiii|Masti channel]]|url=http://vimeo.com/29774233}}</ref>
| writer = [[Mukhram Sharma]]
| starring = [[Meena Kumari]] [[Ashok Kumar]] [[Sunil Dutt]] [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] [[Shrinath]]
| music = [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = [[B. R. Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1956|04|13}}<ref name="BR" />
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Ek Hi Raasta''''' ({{lit|Only one way}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1956|1956]] [[Family|family-drama]] Indian [[Hindi]] film directed and produced by [[B. R. Chopra]]. It starred [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Meena Kumari]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] and [[Shrinath]] in main roles. The music for the film was scored by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539237 |title=Ek Hi Raasta (1956) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=1 January 1956 |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ek-hi-raasta-movie/2680 |title=Ek Hi Raasta (1956) – Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets |publisher=Gomolo.com |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> 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 ''[[Kumkuma Rekha]]'' (1960) and in Tamil as [[Pudhiya Pathai (1960 film)|''Pudhiya Pathai'']] also released in 1960.

== Plot ==
The film starts with the portrayal of happily married couple, ''Amar'' ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and ''Malti'' ([[Meena Kumari]]) who have a son named ''Raja'' ([[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]]). Amar and Malti are both orphans and hence are sympathetic towards orphans generally. ''Prakash'' ([[Ashok Kumar]]) is a rich bachelor businessman for whom Amar works. While working in Prakash's factory, Amar catches another worker ''Munshi'' ([[Jeevan (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ek-hi-raasta-movie-synopsis-plot-story/2680 |title=Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Movie Synopsis | Story Outline and Summary of Ek Hi Raasta hindi Movie On |publisher=Gomolo.com |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
[[File:Baldev Raj Chopra and Yash Chopra.jpg|thumb|Baldev Raj Chopra (sitting left) and Yash Chopra (at the right)]]
The music for the songs was composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ek-hi-raasta-movie-songs/2680|title=Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Music Review & Rating | Movie Songs & Videos of Ek Hi Raasta hindi Movie|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> He also sang few of the songs himself, of which "Chali Gori Pi Se Milan Ko Chali" was based on [[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|Bhairavi raga]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Raaga Bhairavi in Hindi Songs | publisher=O. B. Publication | author=Dr. Krishna N. Sharma | pages=12 | isbn=8191007711| author-link=Dr. Krishna N. Sharma }}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = Soundtracks
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bade Bhaiyya Laaye Hain London | extra1 = [[Asha Bhosle]] |length1 = 8:07
| title2 = Bhola Bachpan Dukhi Jawani | extra2 = Hemanta Mukherjee and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]|length2 = 2:22
| title3 = Bhola Bachpan Dukhi Jawani (2) | extra3 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]|length3 = 5:10
| title4 = Chali Gori Pi Se Milan Ko Chali | extra4 = Hemanta Mukherjee|length4 = 5:44
| title5 = Chamaka Ban Kar Aman Ka Taara<ref name="BR" />| extra5 = Hemanta Mukherjee and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]|length5 = 6:51
| title6 = Kaisi Lagi Kaisi Lagi Jaaye | extra6 = [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]]|length6 = 6:49
| title7 = Sanware Salone Aaye Din Bahaar Ke | extra7 = Hemanta Mukherjee and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]|length7 = 1:16
| title8 = Udale Hain Mere Gham Ki Hansi | extra8 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] |length8 = 2:85
}}

== Production ==
The film was directed and produced by the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] winner [[B. R. Chopra]] under the B. R. films banner.<ref name="BR" /><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Gulzar|editor1-link=Gulzar|editor2-last=Nihalani|editor2-first=Govind|editor2-link=Govind Nihalani|editor3-last=Chatterjee|editor3-first=Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|year=2003|publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC|page=137|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Indian Cinema|author=B. K. Verma|year=1999|publisher=Frank & Co.|pages=114–115}}</ref><ref name="go">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ek-hi-raasta-movie-cast-crew/2680 |title=Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Cast and Crew | Actor Actress Director of Ek Hi Raasta hindi Movie |publisher=Gomolo.com |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=ultra>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards/brchopra.htm|title=B.R. CHOPRA – Purposeful Film Maker – 30th Recipient – 1998 ''Dadasaheb Phalke Award''|access-date=1 May 2014|publisher=ultraindia.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901135352/http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards/brchopra.htm|archive-date=1 September 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Founded in 1955, the production house's first creation was this film.<ref>{{cite book | title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years | publisher=Trafford Publishing | author=Tilak Rishi | year=2012 | pages=15 | isbn=9781466939639 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&q=%22Ek+Hi+Raasta%22&pg=PA15 |access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

The music was directed by well known singer [[Hemanta Mukherjee]],<ref name="go" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=17266|title= Famous playback singer Hemanta Mukherjee|access-date=1 May 2014|publisher=screenindia.com}}</ref> with the lyrics written by one of the dominating musical forces in [[Indian Cinema]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<ref name="BR" /><ref name="go" /><ref>{{cite book |title= The Light |last= Zaheer |first= Sajjad |author2=Azfar, Amina |year= 2006 |publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] |isbn= 0-19-547155-5 |page=52 }}</ref> The story, along with the screenplay and dialogue were written by Mukhram Sharma.<ref name="go" /> Assistant directors included [[Balbir Kumar]], [[O. P. Bedi]] and [[B. R. Chopra]]s' brother, [[Yash Chopra]].<ref name="go" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/20121022201210220903242644ce0d31b/The-life-and-times-of-Yash-Chopra.html|title=The life and times of Yash Chopra|access-date=1 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213061754/http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/20121022201210220903242644ce0d31b/The-life-and-times-of-Yash-Chopra.html|archive-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The film proved to be successful at the box office and was screened for more than 25 weeks; which was called "Jubilee Hit".<ref>{{cite book | title=Yash Chopra: Fifty Years in Indian Cinema | publisher=Lotus Collection | author=Dwyer, Rachel | year=2002 | pages=42 | isbn=8174362347}}</ref> The banner went on to produce many more successful films such as ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]'' (1957), ''[[Sadhna (1958 film)|Sadhana]]'' (1958), ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'' (1959), ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965) and more.<ref>{{cite book | title=Great masters of Indian cinema: the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners | publisher=Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]] | author=D. P. Mishra | year=2006 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/greatmastersofin00mish/page/109 109] | isbn=8123013612 | url=https://archive.org/details/greatmastersofin00mish/page/109 }}</ref> Child actress Daisy Irani's role as ''Raja'' was also well appreciated.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080315/saturday/main4.htm | title=Small steps to the big screen | work=[[Tribune India]] | date=15 March 2008 | access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOIBG%2F2009%2F11%2F21&PageLabel=16&EntityId=Ar01600&AppName=1&ViewMode=HTML | title=Finally, kidspeak | work=[[Times of India]] | access-date=12 June 2014 | author=Dubey, Bharti}}</ref> She was also seen in Chopra's next film ''Naya Daur''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/70226/content/219141/archives.php | title=Metrolife filmi fundas | work=[[Deccan Herald]] | access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0049175}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CQtWJXEmaM Ek Hi Raasta (1956)] on YouTube

{{B. R. Chopra}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1956 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Chopra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hemant Mukherjee]]
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[[Category:1956 drama films]]
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