Guide (1965)

A Guide falls in love with a married woman, then is jailed for forgery and stealing money from her.

Director:

Vijay Anand

Writers:

Vijay Anand (dialogue), Pearl S. Buck (US version),

Stars:

Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis

7 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dev Anand	...	Raju
Waheeda Rehman	...	Rosie Marco / Nalini
Leela Chitnis	...	Raju's Mother
Anwar Hussain	...	Ghaffoor
Ulhas	...	Raju's Uncle (Mamaji)
Gajanan Jagirdar	...	Bhola (as Jagirdar)
Rashid Khan	...	Joseph
Kishore Sahu	...	Marco
Praveen Paul	...	Bhola's Wife (as Pravin Paul)
Mridula Rani	...	Laxmibai (as Mirdula Rani)
Purnima
Sheela R.	...	(as Ellen Sheela R.)
Krishan Dhawan	...	Inspector Girdhari
Prem Sagar
Narbada Shankar	...	(as Nerbada Shankar)

Storyline

After being released from prison for Forgery and Theft, Multi-linguist Raju (Dev Anand) reflects on his life as a Guide; his meeting with the daughter of a prostitute, Rosie (Waheeda Rehman), who was unhappily married to Marco (Kishore Sahu), and wants to take up acting and dancing as a career. Rosie separates and moves in with Raju and his mom (Leela Chitnis). Then both re-locate, and with Raju's encouragement, she succeeds in an acting and dancing career, resulting in both becoming very wealthy. He then succumbs to gambling, and alcohol, and forges Rosie's signature. He is arrested, tried in court, found guilty and imprisoned. Now discharged from prison, he changes his mind about returning home to his mother, and decides to go elsewhere and start afresh - a decision that will alter his life and way of thinking forever.

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Plot Keywords:

dancing | end of friendship | catharsis | melancholy | personification of satan | 

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 February 1965 (India)

Filming Locations:

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Navketan International Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

183 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (US version) Color (Pathécolor) (original Indian version)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on the book "The Guide" by R. K. Narayan, India's best known author in the English language.

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Connections

Referenced in Luck by Chance (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Piya Tohse Naina Lage Re"
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics by Shailendra
Music by Sachin Dev Burman
Records on H.M.V.

User Reviews

An outstanding story about a frivolous but lovable chap called Raju

Undoubtedly, one of the finest examples of film-making.This film is an absolutely original, Indian story, and does not owe anything to the west.Every aspect of the film is top-notch. The songs(each one, a masterpiece) blend so beautifully with the sequences, that one is convinced that the film would be incomplete without the songs.Adapted from the novel written by RK Narayan, the film explores the adventures and misadventures of the happy-go-lucky tourist guide, Raju(played by Dev Anand).The film moves on to the next level with the beginning of a love affair between Raju and a danseuse named Rosy(Waheeda Rehman) who is already married, but is discontented because her archaeologist husband doesn't really give a damn about her.The husband (Kishore Sahu) is shown to be deeply engrossed in the caves of Udaipur(the city where Raju is famously called "Raju guide")However, there is hardly any intimate scene between Raju and Rosy (later christened Nalini, in the film) and their feelings for each other are depicted in a very subtle manner. The characterization is so good that we sympathize with Rosy, rather than condemning her for having an extra marital affair....What happens next and what awaits Raju and Rosy is what the film is all about. Definitely a must-see film and certainly 10 on 10