Jeene Ki Raah


Jeene Ki Raah is a 1969 Bollywood, drama film produced and directed by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja, Sanjeev Kumar in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film is a remake of Telugu movie Bratuku Theruvu, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, which was dubbed in Tamil as Bale Raman and released in 1956. The movie was remade in Kannada in 1966 as Badukuva Daari, starring Kalyan Kumar, Uday Kumar and Jayalalithaa. It was Jayalalithaa's last screen appearance in Kannada. When the Hindi version became a success, there was another remake in Telugu as Bharya Biddalu, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayalalithaa. Later in Tamil, the same film was remade as Naan Yen Pirandhen with MGR, Kanchana, K.R. Vijaya in the pivotal roles.

Plot

Desperate to earn money to support his extended family, Mohan becomes entangled in a web of deceit when he tells a lie in order to obtain a secretarial job in the city with the wealthy Mr. Rai. He says he isn't married, but he is. Mr. Rai has a daughter with a heart condition. In the beginning of the film, she is confined to a wheelchair, but Mohan has more than a mild therapeutic effect on her. She is soon up and running - running after him. Meanwhile, back in the village, the money he has been sending home is being filched by his greedy sister. Soon, mother, wife and a flock of children come looking for him and Mohan finds himself leading a double life in an increasingly desperate effort to avoid all parties learning the truth.

Cast

The soundtrack for this album was composed by the legendary music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and won them Filmfare award for best music director in 1970. All songs written by Anand Bakshi. The song "Aane se Uske Aaye Bahar" sung by Mohammed Rafi became an evergreen song of the Indian music history.

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