Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain
{{short description|1974 film}}
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| name = Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain
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| director = Mahesh Bhatt
| producer = {{ubl|Rajendra Jain|Johnny Bakshi}}
| writer = {{ubl|Rakesh Sharma|Satyadev Dubey (dialogue)}}
| story = Mahesh Bhatt
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| starring = {{ubl|Kabir Bedi|Prema Narayan|Gulshan Arora}}
| music = {{ubl|Bhupendra Soni|Yogesh (lyrics)}}
| cinematography = Pravin Bhatt
| editing = {{ubl|Waman Bhosle|Gurudutt Shirali}}
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| released = {{Film date|1974}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
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Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain ({{Translation|Miles to Go}} Miles){{Sfn|Narwekar|1994|p=48}} is a 1974 Bollywood crime thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and starring Kabir Bedi, Prema Narayan and Gulshan Arora in lead roles. The rights of this film are now owned by Glamour Eyes Films.
The directorial debut film was about two fugitives and their relationship with a prostitute. The film was made in 1972, and was initially refused censor certificate and banned by the Censor Board of India for "mocking the sacred institution of marriage",{{Sfn|Somaaya|Kothari|Madangarli|2013|p=1972}}{{Sfn|Gulazar|Nihalani|Chatterjee|2003|p=531}} and was thus held up for 14 months.{{Sfn|Ganti|2004|p=105}} However, after extended delays the Government stepped in, overruled the Board and passed the film, along with four other banned films.{{Sfn|Wanted: a realistic censor policy|1974|p=30}} When it was finally released in 1974, it received neither critical or commercial success.{{cite web | title = Pooja keen to re-look Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain|publisher=India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jism-2-manzilein-aur-bhi-hain-pooja-bhatt-arth/1/210942.html |date=30 July 2012|access-date = 2014-05-11 }} It would take another decade and unsuccessful films in between, before his directed confessional cinema classic, Arth (1982) and later Saaransh (1984), which got him critical acclaim.
Cast
- Kabir Bedi
- Mukesh Bhatt
- Prema Narayan
- Gulshan Arora
- Purnima
- Sudhir
- Mac Mohan
- Shah Durrani
- Viju Khote
Production
Bhatt started his career assisting director, Raj Khosla.{{Sfn|Ganti|2004|p=105}} Thereafter in 1972, producer and a friend Johnny Bakshi offered Bhatt to direct a film, about two criminals and their relationship with a prostitute, which he agreed.{{cite web|title=Interview with Mahesh Bhatt: Stories of His Life |url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/5301-interview-with-mahesh-bhatt-stories-of-his-life.html |publisher=IndiaWest |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=2014-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011908/http://www.indiawest.com/news/5301-interview-with-mahesh-bhatt-stories-of-his-life.html |archive-date=13 May 2014 }} Dialogues of the film were written by noted theatre director and playwright, Satyadev Dubey.{{Sfn|Somaaya|Kothari|Madangarli|2013|p=1972}}
Music of the film was by Bhupendra Soni, with lyrics by Yogesh. The songs were performed by Asha Bhosle and Bhupinder.
Songs
- "Aaj Naye Geet Saje Meri Payal Me" - Asha Bhosle
- "Har Ek Sans Hai Mehmaan" - Bhupinder Soni
- "Manzile Aur Bhi Hai" - Bhupinder Soni
- "Ae Dil Tu Jhoom Ke Chal" - Bhupinder Soni
Remake
In 2012, Actress-turned-director Pooja Bhatt and daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, announced her inclination towards remaking her father's debut film, calling it "a bit too ahead of its time." She also talked about the financial hardships caused after the film. "he (Mahesh Bhatt) broke a table in frustration. I was very small that time. We didn`t have money and he walked back home from there (censor board office) to Shivaji Park. It was the dead end in his life."{{cite web | title = Pooja Bhatt keen to remake her father's Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain |publisher= NDTV Movies| url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/pooja-bhatt-keen-to-remake-her-father-s-manzilein-aur-bhi-hain-248812 |date=29 July 2012 |access-date = 2014-05-11 }}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|last=Narwekar|first=Sanjit|title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Flicks Books|isbn=9780948911408}}
- {{cite book|author1=Gulazar|last2=Nihalani|first2=Govind|last3=Chatterjee|first3=Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT555|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5}}
- {{cite book|last=Ganti|first=Tejaswini|title=Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GTEa93azj9EC&pg=PA105|year=2004|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-28854-5}}
- {{cite book|last1=Somaaya|first1=Bhawana |first2=Jigna |last2=Kothari |first3=Supriya |last3=Madangarli |title=Mother Maiden Mistress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtec0Ykfo1sC&pg=PA1972|year= 2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-485-7}}
- {{cite book |ref={{harvid|Wanted: a realistic censor policy|1974}} |chapter=Wanted: a realistic censor policy |title=Organiser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCNBAQAAIAAJ |date=30 March 1974 |publisher=Bharat Prakashan}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0156771|title=Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain}}
{{Mahesh Bhatt}}
Category:1970s Hindi-language films
Category:1974 crime thriller films
Category:Film censorship in India
Category:Indian crime thriller films
Category:Films about prostitution in India
Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt
Category:1974 directorial debut films