Jeene Ki Raah

Jeene Ki Raah (transl. Way of Life) is a 1969 Hindi-language drama film produced & directed by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja and Sanjeev Kumar and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. It is a remake of the Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu (1953).^[1][2]

Jeene Ki Raah
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	L. V. Prasad
Written by	Mukhram Sharma (dialogues)
Screenplay by	L. V. Prasad
Story by	L. V. Prasad
Based on	Bratuku Theruvu (1953)
Produced by	L. V. Prasad
Starring	Jeetendra Tanuja Sanjeev Kumar
Cinematography	Dwarka Divecha
Edited by	Shivaji Avdhut
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Production company	Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd
Release date	25 April 1969 (1969-04-25)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	3.2 crore

Plot

The film begins with Mohan returning to his village after completing his studies when he finds they encompass the debts. So, he decides to aid his joint family containing his wife Shobha, a 5-year-old daughter, the mother Janki, 3 sisters & 2 brothers. Hence, he moves to the city for a job but fails. Disparate Mohan, fortunately, meets his childhood mate Manohar, who makes his acquaintance with tycoon Kamalrai Mansukh Lal and leaves abroad. Rai offers him a job, provided he is single. Owing to necessity, Mohan claims to be solitary.

Meanwhile, Rai's daughter Radha, a heart patient, is back from a foreign country. Radha feels relief in Mohan's breezy company and gradually recoups her when she falls for him. Now, Mohan is under a dichotomy as he cannot reveal the truth. Moreover, Mohan's virago sister, Durga, expels the family, and they land in the city. Accidentally, Mohan spots and accommodates them at Manohar's house. Eventually, Durga & her husband Ramadas also arrive and, by mischief, take shelter at Sunder's residence, one that aspires to knit Radha. After a while, they reform, and Mohan retrieves them.

Destiny befriends Radha & Shobha when Mohan leads a dual life and daringly tries to avoid all the parties. Then, Rai decides to splice Radha with Mohan, but Mohan denies betrayal. Being aware of it, Shobha collapses, and the family accuses Mohan when he decides to confess his blunder. Parallelly, Sundar envies abducting Radha when Mohan rescues and divulges the actuality to her. Initially, she misconstrues him, but later, she understands his virtue and affirms it to Rai. At last, Manohar checks in and expresses his love towards Radha, which she too accepts. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Manohar & Radha.

Cast

• Jeetendra as Mohan
• Tanuja as Radha
• Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Manohar
• Anjali Kadam as Shobha
• Manmohan Krishna as Kamalrai Mansukhlal
• Durga Khote as Janki
• Jagdeep as Sunder
• Bela Bose as Durga
• Roopesh Kumar as Ramdas
• Karan Dewan as Doctor
• Ram Mohan as Ranjan
• Sudhir Kumar as Manohar's Brother
• Meena T. as Sudha
• Viju Khote as Raghunandan
• C. S. Dubey as Raghunandan's Father

Soundtrack

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" and "Ek Banjara Gaye" sung by Mohammed Rafi became an evergreen song of the Indian music history. "Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage" won Lata Mangeshkar her last Filmfare award for best female playback singer.

Song	Singer
"Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Aa Mere Humjoli Aa, Khele Aankh Micholi Aa"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Chanda Ko Dhundne" (Male)	Mohammed Rafi
"Ek Banjara Gaaye"	Mohammed Rafi
"Aane Se Uske"-1	Mohammed Rafi
"Aane Se Uske"-2	Mohammed Rafi
"Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahar" (Short)	Mohammed Rafi, Bhupinder Singh
"Chanda Ko Dhundne Sabhi Taare Nikal Pade" (Female)	Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Hemlata

Awards

• Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Laxmikant Pyarelal
• Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – Lata Mangeshkar for the song "Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne"