Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 40 mins

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A hit musical melodrama set in Darjeeling’s tea plantations and one of Sinha’s best-known films. Shankar (M. Kumar) falls in love with Shobhana (Sinha), the daughter of the plantation supervisor Shivnath (Krishna). However, Shankar is due to marry the vampish Rita (Shashikala). To make life simpler at the plantation, Shobhana uses a train accident to disappear and to start a new life as Kamala, a hospital nurse. Shankar marries the spendthrift Rita and when their son Ramesh falls ill the boy is nursed back to health by ‘Kamala’. Then Shankar himself falls ill and Shobhana’s second rescue act brings the couple together again. Hits include Ibtyade-ishq hum sari raat jaage and the title number Yeh hariyali aur yeh raasta, both sung by Lata Mangeshkar (the former being a duet with Mukesh).

Cast: Mala Sinha, Manoj Kumar, Shashikala Jawalkar

Crew: Vijay Bhatt (Director), Bipin Gajjar (Director of Photography), Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (Music Director), Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1962 (India)

Hindi Name: हरियाली और रास्ता

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Did you know? Manoj Kumar was initially in awe of Mala Sinha but soon became annoyed by her always correcting his acting. One day Mala's father met Manoj and told him that Mala was praising him. This made Manoj realize that she was only trying to help him. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
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Music Label: Saregama India Limited
Trivia:
The film was shot extensively in Darjeeling, especially in Ging Tea Estate and Rangneet Tea Estate.

Manoj Kumar was initially in awe of Mala Sinha but soon became annoyed by her always correcting his acting. One day Mala's father met Manoj and told him that Mala was praising him. This made Manoj realize that she was only trying to help him.