Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

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{{infobox film

| name = Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

| image = Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke 1963.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = R. K. Nayyar

| starring = Sunil Dutt
Leela Naidu
Ashok Kumar

| music = Ravi

| released = {{Film date|1963}}

| country = India

| language = Hindi

}}

Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke ({{lit|These are the paths of love}}) is a 1963 Hindi crime drama film starring Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu in the lead roles. This film was Sunil Dutt's debut production, directed by R.K. Nayyar, with music composed by Ravi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Yeh-Rastey-Hain-Pyar-Ke-1963/article16129233.ece|title=Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963)|first=Gargi|last=Parsai|newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 August 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}} Dutt's favourite writer Aghajani Kashmiri scripted Yeh Rastey.. which is based on the sensational K.M. Nanavati adultery and murder case in Mumbai.{{Cite web |title=Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Now Akshay: The Nanavati Case and Bollywood |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sunil-dutt-vinod-khanna-now-akshay-the-nanavati-case-and-bollywood-1442939 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=NDTV.com}} The film was said to be a thinly-disguised version of the famous Nanavati case where an upright naval captain, Capt. Nanavati, shot dead the lover of his wife. The film was said to be ahead of its times and too bold, did moderately well at the box office.{{Cite news |date=2016-08-28 |title=Three films and a murder |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/Three-films-and-a-murder/article14594598.ece |access-date=2024-04-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

The 1973 movie Achanak is also based on the same case. The Akshay Kumar-starrer 2016 movie Rustom is based on the same case as well.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-09 |title=Akshay Kumar’s Rustom and other films that KM Nanavati case inspired |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumars-rustom-and-other-films-that-km-nanavati-case-inspired/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Plot

Anil Sahni is a airforce pilot who married Neena against his father's wishes. When Anil was away on a trip, Neena and Ashok become close and have an affair. Anil returns and is furious to find out about the affair. He confronts Ashok, who is killed in an ensuing scuffle. Anil is tried for murder in court, with defence and prosecution lawyers fighting it out.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSVCCwAAQBAJ|title=Houseful The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema|last=U|first=Saiam Z.|date=2012-01-01|publisher=Om Books International|isbn=9789380070254|language=en}}