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{{Infobox film
| name = Do Raaste
| image = Doraaste.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Raj Khosla]]
| producer = Raj Khosla
| writer = {{ubl|Chandrakant Kakodkar|G .R. Kamat|Akhtar Romani}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rajesh Khanna]]|[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]|[[Balraj Sahni]]|[[Prem Chopra]]|[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]}}
| music = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = [[V. Gopi Krishna]]
| editing = [[Waman Bhonsle]]
| distributor = Raj Khosla Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1969|12|5}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert|6.5|c|year=1969|lk=c}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestoftheyear.in/movie/do-raaste/|title = Do Raaste - Lifetime Box Office Collection, Budget, Reviews, Cast, etc}}</ref>
}}

'''''Do Raaste''''' (translation: ''Two ways'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] Indian Hindi film directed by [[Raj Khosla]]. It stars [[Rajesh Khanna]] as the dutiful son and [[Mumtaz (actress)|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 (actress)|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.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/26/stories/2010022650280400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303091614/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/26/stories/2010022650280400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-03-03|title=Do Raaste (1969)|accessdate=2010-04-27|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2010-02-26}}</ref>

The film became a blockbuster at the box office.<ref name="box">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|title=BoxOffice 1969|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|accessdate=2010-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065501/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|archive-date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html|title=Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary|date=18 July 2015}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Satyen Gupta
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Reena
* [[Balraj Sahni]] as Navendu Gupta
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Birju Gupta
* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Madhvi Gupta
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Mrs. Gupta (Satyen's mother)
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Alopee Prasad
* [[Mehmood Jr.]] as Raju Gupta
* [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Neela Alopee Prasad (Mrs. Birju Gupta)
* [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]] as Khan

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Do Raaste
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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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:

{| class=wikitable
! #
! Title
! Singer(s)
! Duration
|-
|1
|"Bindiya Chamkegi"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|05:45
|-
|2
|"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen"
|[[Mohammed Rafi]]
|05:16
|-
|3
|"Chup Gaye Saare Nazaare" (Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara)
|Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
|05:36
|-
|4
|"Mere Naseeb Mein Ae Dost"
|[[Kishore Kumar]]
|04:43
|-
|5
|"Do Rang Duniya Ke Aur Do Raaste"
|[[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|04:19
|-
|6
|"Apni Apni Biwi Pe Sab Ko Ghuroor Hain"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|03:36
|-
|7
|"Yeh Reshmi Zulfen" (Revival)
|Mohammed Rafi
|05:21
|-
|8
|"Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" (Revival)
|Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
|05:31
|-
|9
|"Bindiya Chamkegi" (Revival)
|Lata Mangeshkar
|04:55
|-
|10
|Title Music (Classical Instrumental)
|
|02:11
|}

==Awards and nominations==
;[[Filmfare Awards]]<ref>http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] - [[Chandrakant Kakodkar]]
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] - [[Raj Khosla]]
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - Raj Khosla
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] - [[Anand Bakshi]] - "Bindiya Chamkegi"
* Nominated–[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Lata Mangeshkar]] - "Bindiya Chamkegi"

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0064241|Do Raaste}}

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Khosla]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:1960s buddy films]]
[[Category:1960s romance films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language romance films]]

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