Ek Hi Raasta (1939 film)
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Release date 1939 Similar movies Related Mehboob Khan movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ek hi raasta the only way 1939 chhalke ras ki gagariya bhaari wahidan bai anil biswas
Ek Hi Raasta (Hindi: एक ही रास्ता, The Only Way) is a 1939 Hindi social film directed by Mehboob Khan. The director of photography was Faredoon Irani with story by Babubhai A. Mehta and Wajahat Mirza. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone. The cast included Arun Kumar Ahuja, Sheikh Mukhtar, Anuradha, Kanhaiyalal and Harish. This was the debut film of Sheikh Mukhtar who went on to act 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, and one of the early Hindi films to make a noticeable application of WW II.
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- Ek hi raasta the only way 1939 chhalke ras ki gagariya bhaari wahidan bai anil biswas
- Plot
- Cast
- Music
- References
Plot
Raja (Arun Kumar Ahuja) an orphan, Mangoo (Sheikh Mukhtar), 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
Music
The music director was Anil Biswas with lyrics written by Pandit Indra Chandra.
References
Ek Hi Raasta (1939 film) WikipediaEk Hi Raasta (1939 film) IMDb