25-452: Do Raaste (translation: Two Paths ) is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla . It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son and Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the eldest son and his wife. Prem Chopra 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,
50-870: A Hindi film of the 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Raj Khosla Raj Khosla (31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991) was one of the top directors, producers and screenwriters in Hindi film industry from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in " neo-noir " and style in Indian cinema , and also as a "women's director" because he showcased actresses at their best. He has given many successful films with Dev Anand . Starting his career under Guru Dutt , he went on to make hit films like, C.I.D. (1956), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), Dostana (1980) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978),
75-468: 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 ₹ 65 million (US$ 8.59 million). This made it the second highest-grossing film of 1969 at the Indian box office, below Aradhana . Overseas in
100-407: A full-fledged star. Mumtaz had a decorative heroine's role and director Khosla had filmed four songs with her. The film made her popular, and she acknowledged that even though she had a small role, it was one of her most favourite films. Do Raaste and Bandhan , both with Rajesh Khanna, became the top grossers of the year 1969, earning around Rs. 65 million and Rs. 28 million respectively. This
125-442: A mature age). On Dev Anand's advice to take up direction, he became Guru Dutt's assistant. His directorial debut Milap (starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali) in 1954 didn't click at the box office. But his second film, C.I.D. , released in 1956 set the ball rolling and the young director never looked back. He was known for his excellent song picturizations, probably stemming from his musical background. Raj Khosla initially entered
150-646: A new Music Director, N. Dutta gave debut music. Despite excellent music, the film failed to create waves. Fortunately, Khosla's second film produced for him by mentor Guru Dutt , C.I.D. (1956) propelled him into the big league. C.I.D. was a slick crime thriller that highlighted Khosla's stylish shot taking and innovative song picturization, something passed down from Guru Dutt. From here onwards even as he continued to make films, Khosla ricocheted from style to style while adding his own touch to each genre. Never wanting to play safe Khosla made some films, which were startlingly different in those times. Solva Saal (1958)
175-468: A star), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) (which gave Sadhana her signature role of the "mystery girl"), Do Badan (1966) (which made Asha Parekh into a serious actress and won Simi Garewal the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress ), Do Raaste (1969) (which made Mumtaz into a household name), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) (which won Nutan the Filmfare Award for Best Actress at
200-739: Is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema, Mumtaz is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards . Mumtaz made her acting debut at age 11 with Lajwanti (1958), Sone Ki Chidiya (1958), and did smaller roles in films like Stree (1961) and Sehra (1963). Mumtaz was typecasted as a "stunt film heroine", with Faulad (1963) and Daku Mangal Singh (1966), which stalled her career. After being praised for her work in Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968) and Brahmachari (1968), Mumtaz had her career breakthrough Do Raaste (1969). She went on to establish herself as one of
225-597: The 1977 film Aaina and a sabbatical of 13 years, the 1990 film Aandhiyan , marked her final film before retirement. Since she retired from acting, Mumtaz has settled in London with her husband, Ugandan businessman Mayur Madhvani with whom she has two daughters. She has been an advocate for Breast Cancer survivors and has appeared in the 2010 documentary 1 a Minute . Mumtaz was born to Abdul Salim Askari (a dry fruits vendor) and Shadi Habib Agha who hailed from Mashhad , Iran . They got divorced just one year after she
250-579: The United Kingdom, the film was released in 1970. It became the first Indian film to gross £100,000 in the UK, equivalent to ₹ 900,000 (US$ 118,940.64). 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 ₹ 65.9 million (US$ 8.71 million) in India and the United Kingdom. Nominated This article about
275-413: The film Industry with hopes of making it as a playback singer. In most of his films he would have at least a song based on folk tune e.g. C.I.D. , Bambai Ka Babu , Solva Saal , Mera Saaya , Do Raaste , Mera Gaon Mera Desh to name a few. He assisted Guru Dutt and in 1954 got a break with Milap , starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali . In this film, not only Raj Khosla made a debut as a Director, but
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#1732791015945300-683: The film industry). Mumtaz is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema . During her acting career, Mumtaz carved a niche and became known for her versatility and escaping typecasting , which initially had stalled her career in the first place. In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India ' s "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list. One of the highest paid actress from late 1960s to early 1970s, Mumtaz appeared in Box Office India ' s "Top Actresses" list six times from 1969 to 1974 and topped thrice (1969-1971). Mumtaz
325-489: The film industry. After his death "The Raj Khosla Foundation" was established by his daughter Sunita Khosla Bhalla, with Shatrughan Sinha , as its chairman, and members like Manoj Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kabir Bedi, Mahesh Bhatt, Amit Khanna and Johny Bakshi. A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by India Post to honour him on 3 May 2013. Mumtaz (Indian actress) Mumtaz Askari Madhvani (née Askari ; born 31 July 1947), known mononymously as Mumtaz
350-428: The films that Dara Singh and Mumtaz did together, Dara's remuneration was INR 450,000 per film, and Mumtaz's salary was INR 250,000 per film. She received two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Ram Aur Shyam (1967) and Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969). It took Raj Khosla 's blockbuster family drama Do Raaste (1969), starring Rajesh Khanna , to finally make Mumtaz
375-691: The last of which won the Filmfare Award for Best Film . His early background in classical music ensured that most of his films excelled in music. Born in Rahon , Punjab , he was trained to be a classical singer. He came to Bombay to look for work as a singer while working in All India Radio for while as a music staff. Soon Dev Anand felt he had other talents and hired him to be Guru Dutt 's assistant on films, and eventually he became director. His most famous films are C.I.D. (1956) (which introduced Waheeda Rehman to Hindi audiences and made her
400-450: The leading actress with films such as - Bandhan (1969), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Sachaa Jhutha (1970), Khilona (1970), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress , Tere Mere Sapne (1971), Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Apna Desh (1972), Loafer (1973), Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973), Chor Machaye Shor (1974), Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Roti (1974), Prem Kahani (1975) and Nagin (1976). After
425-400: The paramount status of the mother, the sanctity of the joint family and the supremacy of relations that are stronger than ties of blood. The music for all the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi . Three more revival tracks were added to the 1969 soundtrack album reviving old songs with newer music. The tracks are as follows: The film became
450-411: The sister of the hero in O. P. Ralhan 's Gehra Daag . She got small roles in successful films such as Mujhe Jeene Do . Later, she got the role of the main lead heroine in 16 action films, including Faulad , Veer Bhimsen , Tarzan Comes to Delhi , Sikandar-E-Azam , Rustom-E-Hind , Raaka , and Daku Mangal Singh , with freestyle wrestler Dara Singh , and was labelled as a stunt-film heroine. In
475-810: The then hottest pair of the day Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz , Nehle Pe Dehla (1976) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) In Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki , he evoked sympathy for the mistress even as he told the story from the wife's point of view. Khosla was a director who understood women and was known as a "women's director" much like George Cukor in Hollywood. After enjoying big hits like Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and Dostana (1980) with Amitabh Bachchan , Zeenat Aman and Shatrughan Sinha , Khosla ran into some rough weather as his other films started flopping. A dispirited Khosla took refuge in alcohol and died in Bombay on 9 June 1991, totally disillusioned with
500-499: Was a "stunt-film heroine" acted with her in Chor Machaye Shor (1973). Mumtaz quit films after the drama Aaina (1977) to concentrate on her family. She made a comeback 13 years later with Aandhiyan (1990) but retired for good when the movie flopped. Mumtaz married businessman Mayur Madhvani in 1974. They have two daughters of whom Natasha is married to Feroz Khan 's son Fardeen Khan in 2006. In May 2022, Mumtaz
525-505: Was a story of a single night wherein a girl elopes with her lover who dupes her and is helped back home by a journalist before her father wakes up and realizes what the girl has done. Bambai Ka Babu (1960) had the hero, a killer, entering the family of the man he has killed as their long lost son and falling in love with his "sister". Khosla explored a variety of styles be it crime thrillers ( C.I.D. , Kala Pani (1958)), musicals ( Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) – whose starting point
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#1732791015945550-481: Was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital for a stomach infection. Mumtaz had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 54. She reportedly underwent six chemotherapies and 35 radiation sessions before becoming cancer-free. Shammi Kapoor was in love with her and almost proposed marriage, but Mumtaz was not ready to leave her film career (the Kapoors didn't then want married women of their family to work in
575-589: Was born. Her elder sister is actor Mallika who was married to wrestler and Indian actor Randhawa – younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh . Mumtaz appeared as a child actress in Sone Ki Chidiya (1958). As a teenager she acted as an extra in Vallah Kya Baat Hai , Stree and Sehra in the early 1960s. As an adult, her first role in A-grade films was that of the role of
600-643: Was followed by a heroine-oriented role in Khilona in 1970, for which she won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress and was "very happy that the audience accepted her in an emotional role". Her pairing with Rajesh Khanna was the most successful, with a total of 10 films. Mumtaz frequently acted with Feroz Khan and gave hits such as Mela (1971), Apradh (1972) and Nagin (1976). She acted opposite Dharmendra in films such as Loafer and Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973). Shashi Kapoor , who had earlier refused Sachaa Jhutha opposite her because she
625-414: Was seven songs composed by O. P. Nayyar ), suspense thrillers ( Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966), Anita (1967) – his mystery trilogy with actress Sadhana ), melodramas ( Do Badan (1966), Do Raaste (1969)) or dacoit dramas ( Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971) – which inspired Sholay (1975)). He made films after Mera Gaon Mera Desh and had hits like Prem Kahani (1975) starring
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