Naya Raasta
Naya Raasta (transl. New Path; Hindi: नया रास्ता) is a 1970 Hindi-language drama film, produced by I.A.Nadiadwala on Pushpa Pictures banner and directed by Khalid Akhtar. The film stars Jeetendra, Asha Parekh in the lead roles and music composed by N. Dutta.
| Naya Raasta नया रास्ता | |
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| Directed by | Khalid Akhtar |
| Produced by | I.A.Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Jeetendra Asha Parekh |
| Music by | N. Dutta |
Production company | Pushpa Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Chander (Jeetendra) a very successful criminal lawyer decides to settle down in a village a look after his lands after his father's death. He practices the new ideas that and tries to educate the workers by mixing up with them. In the process, he falls in love with a beautiful girl Shallo (Asha Parekh). Now everyone tries to pressurize Chander not to marry Shallo But he was firm, what Panchayat couldn't accomplish by force, Chander's mother manages it with ease by describing the consequences of such marriage, she persuades Shallo to get married with the boy of her own community and she has to do so. Chander is aghast and heartbroken. However this disappointment in love, instead of breaking him, Chander works with new zeal and energy. On the other hand, it is just beginning of Shallo's misfortune and her past follows her as a ghost. She is not accepted in the in-law and asked her to leave but she refuses. For that, she is meted out with severe punishments.
In the meantime, Chander younger sister Radha (Fadira Jalal) gets married in the same village, her husband Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh (Kishan Mehta) is a drunkard. Being a lady of virtue, Radha decides to set out change her husband on one hand and tries to put Shallo's house in order on the other hand. Shallo's husband Ramu (Sujit Kumar) is convinced of his wife's virtue but the mother-in-law remains adamant. Consequently, Ramu decides to leave with his wife and Thakur who has evil designs on Shallo gives them shelter in his Shikargaah. One night he calls Ramu, expresses his desire on Shallo and offers a lot of money & comforts in exchange which hurts Ramu's self-respect and he violently protests, in the fight Ramu is killed. Shallo kills Thakur with the same spear which had taken her husband's life and she was charged in the court for both the murders. Rest of the story is whether she is proved innocent or not.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Chander
- Asha Parekh as Shallo
- Balraj Sahni as Bansi
- Farida Jalal as Radha Pratap Singh
- Sujit Kumar as Ramu
- Veena as Rukmini
- Lalita Pawar as Tulsi
- Kishan Mehta as Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh
Soundtrack
All lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.
| Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Ponchhkar Ashq Apni Aankhon Se" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Ishwar Allah Tere Naam" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Maine Pee Sharaab, Tumne Kya Peeya" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Chunar Mori Kori, Umar Mori Baali" | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| "Jaan Gayee Main To Jaan Gayee" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Mere Saiyan Padoon Paiyan" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Zulfon Ke Mahekte Saaye Hai" | Asha Bhosle |