Guide (film)
Guide, also known as The Guide, is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Dev Anand, who co-starred in the film with Waheeda Rehman. Based on R. K. Narayan's 1958 novel "The Guide", the film narrates the story of the freelance guide Raju (Anand) and his meeting with Rosie (Rehman), who is the wife of a wealthy archaeologist. A 120-minute U.S. version titled "The Guide" was written by Pearl S. Buck and directed and produced by Tad Danielewski. The film was screened at the 2007 Cannes Film  Festival, 42 years after its release. "Guide" was a highly successful film at the box-office upon release, and later achieved a cult following; it has since been deemed one of the best Bollywood films produced of all time. It received high critical acclaim, particularly for the performances of Anand and Rehman, as well as the score by S. D. Burman. "Guide" earned several accolades: at the 14th Filmfare Awards, it won for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Dialogue, Best Story and Best Cinematography. It was entered for Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy  Awards, but it was not accepted as a nominee. In 2012, "Time" magazine listed it at #4 on its list of "Best Bollywood Classics". Production. Dev Anand was approached by American director Tad Danielewski and writer Pearl Buck for an American film based on the 1958 novel "The Guide" by R. K. Narayan. Anand declined at first, but agreed to collaborate with Danielewski when he met him again at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival. Anand read the novel and contacted Buck, who invited him to the United States to discuss the project. He then reached Narayan to procure the rights  to the book. The Indian and American production teams clashed, causing Anand to postpone the Hindi version, thereby freeing Chetan Anand to direct the highly acclaimed "Haqeeqat" (1964). Raj Khosla was to direct the Hindi version and Waheeda Rehman was the first choice to play Rosie. However, Rehman did not wish to work with Khosla following a misunderstanding between the two on the sets of "Solva Saal" (1958). Anand then approached Saira Banu to play the lead, who declined. Vyjayanthimala was considered, but was rejected by Danielewski. Khosla then abandoned the project, thereby presenting an opportunity for Vijay Anand to  step in, and the film would prove to be a landmark achievement in his career and the Hindi film industry. Following his appointment, Rehman returned to the project. Buck tutored her on her diction for the English part. The sequence featuring the song "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai" was shot in the Chittor Fort in Rajasthan. The film's climax was shot in the town of Limbdi, 90 km from Ahmedabad on the Bhogavo River. Music. The film's music was composed by Sachin Dev Burman, written by Shailendra and sung by Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna  Dey and Sachin Dev Burman. The soundtrack was listed by "Planet Bollywood" as #11 on their list of 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks. Rafi had originally recorded a song called "Hum Hi Mein Thi Na Koi Baat, Yaad Na Tumko Aa Sake, Tumne Hume Bhula Diya, Hum Na Tumko Bhula Sake", but later this song was replaced by "Din Dhal Jaaye". Reception. Author R. K. Narayan disliked the film adaptation of his novel. Reviewing the English version of the film for the magazine "Life", he called it "The Misguided "Guide."" In a review of the American release in "The New York  Times", critic Bosley Crowther praised the cinematography as "... a succession of colorful views of sightseeing spots, busy cities, temples, dusty landscapes and crowds," but lamented that "... the development of the narrative continuity is so erratic and frequently slurred–so clumsy and artless, to be plain-spoken–that both story and emotion are vague." Accolades. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. "Guide" received a leading 9 nominations at the 14th Filmfare Awards and won 7 awards, becoming the most-awarded film  at the ceremony. "Guide" was also the first film to win all 4 major awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. The ceremony also proved to be controversial, as S. D. Burman, who was nominated for Best Music and Lata Mangeshkar, who was nominated for Best Playback Singer for "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai", both lost their respective awards to Shankar-Jaikishan and Mohammed Rafi (for "Baharon Phool Barsao"), both for "Suraj", despite being highly favored for winning in their respective categories.