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Guide

Guide is a story of a young guide, Raju (Dev Anand). Raju has just been released from jail and wishing to make a clean break with the past, he wanders till one day tired and hungry; he rests in a remote temple in the outskirts of the village. The innocent villagers mistake him for a holy man. The temple soon becomes his house, and the villagers, his disciples, and he helps them in his own way by giving them advice in their practical affairs and by entertaining them with the mythological stories that he had heard in his childhood from his mother. But Raju is haunted by his past. His life as a guide is turned upside down when he meets Rosie (Waheeda Rehman) and her husband, Marco, an archaeologist. Rosie's love for dancing has been curbed by Marco and the sympathetic Raju views her suffering. When Rosie decides to end her life, Raju helps her till he makes Rosie a famous artist. Raju and Rosie fall in love but the immense wealth and fame brought in by Rosie's success makes them grow apart. One Raju foolishly commits an act of forgery and he is shocked and feels betrayed when Rosie supports the criminal charges against him and that's how Raju has landed up in jail. Here however, the villagers are suffering, there is a famine in the village and people were dying. They look up to Raju, who they believe to be their saviour. For he had not narrated to them the story of a holy man who had once fasted for 12 days to appease the rain gods! And was it not true that Gods could not ignore his prayers and had to send down a deluge of water. Raju, if he really cared and loved them could repeat the miracle. Raju, inspite of thousand protests, is concerned and is forced to begin the fast. Hunger and pain question his decision and ask him to abandon the fast but his love for the villagers compels him to continue. Does Raju give in and break his fast? or does he continue? What happens to Raju? The criminal who became a holy man! Watch GUIDE, the compelling drama of human emotions!Directed by younger brother Vijay Anand, this complex, multi-layered story by R K Narayan explores the nature of being a human being – the smart-alecky guide’s journey through love, shame, guilt, salvation and transformation is poignantly documented. The real highlight of the film is S D Burman’s music – from ‘Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai’ to ‘Din Dhal Jaayen’ to ‘Piya Tose Naina Lage Re’ and ‘Tere Mere Sapne’, every single song is a gem.

Starring	Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Kishore Sahu, Leela Chitnis
Director	Vijay Anand
Studio	Eros
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 47 mins
Certificate
Genres	Bollywood
Language	DVD: Hindi
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1965 To Rent: DVD: 16 Oct 2006