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Do Raaste (translation: Two Paths) is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by . It stars as the dutiful son and Mumtaz as his love interest. and play the eldest son and his wife. plays the wayward son with Bindu as his wife who creates disputes.

The story was based on the trials and tribulations of a lower-middle-class family. It placed emphasis on respect for elders, the paramount status of the mother, the sanctity of the joint family and the supremacy of relations that are stronger than ties of blood.


Cast
  • as Satyan Prasad Gupta
  • Mumtaz as Reena Alopee Prasad
  • as Navendra Prasad Gupta "Navendu"
  • as Birju Gupta
  • as Madhvi Gupta
  • Veena as Mrs. Gupta (Satyen's mother)
  • Asit Sen as Alopee Prasad
  • Mehmood Jr. as Raju Gupta
  • Bindu as Neela Alopee Prasad Gupta (Mrs. Birju Gupta)
  • Jayant as Khan


Soundtrack
The music for all the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by . Three more revival tracks were added to the 1969 soundtrack album reviving old songs with newer music. The tracks are as follows:

1"Mere Naseeb Mein Ae Dost"04:43
2"Bindiya Chamkegi"05:45
3"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen"05:16
4"Chup Gaye Saare Nazaare" (Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara)Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi05:36
5"Do Rang Duniya Ke Aur Do Raaste"Mukesh04:19
6"Apni Apni Biwi Pe Sab Ko Ghuroor Hain"Lata Mangeshkar03:36
7"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen" (Revival)Mohammed Rafi05:21
8"Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" (Revival)Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi05:31
9"Bindiya Chamkegi" (Revival)Lata Mangeshkar04:55
10Title Music (Classical Instrumental) 02:11


Box office
The film became a blockbuster at the box office. This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971.

In India, the film grossed . This made it the second highest-grossing film of 1969 at the Indian box office, below Aradhana.

Overseas in the United Kingdom, the film was released in 1970. It became the first Indian film to gross £100,000 in the UK, equivalent to . Its UK box office record was broken a year later by Purab Aur Paschim, which released in the UK in 1970.

In total, the film grossed an estimated in India and the United Kingdom.


Awards and nominations
18th Filmfare Awards:
Won

  • Best Story – Chandrakant Kakodkar

Nominated

  • Best Film –
  • Best Director – Raj Khosla
  • Best Supporting Actress – Bindu
  • Best Music Director – Laxmikant Pyarelal
  • Best Lyricist – for "Bindiya Chamkegi"
  • Best Female Playback Singer – for "Bindiya Chamkegi"


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