Raja Harishchandra 1952

Raja Harishchandra is a 1952 Indian Bollywood musical film released on 1952. The film is directed by Raman B. Desai.
Truth alone shall succeed in the end. For, Truth alone can keep the world stable. From times immemorial, torch-bearers of Truth have balzed the trail of human progress. Such one was, Harishchandra, the King of Ayodhya. . Child Harischandra flowered into a handsome youth on the bough of royal luxury. The young heart fell for Princess Taramati of Mithila. Every full moon saw the young hunter Harischandra making his way to the forest to meet his love, Taramati. . On one such occasion, the lovers lost their track in the darkness of the heavy bursting coulds and wandered to the ashram of a blind Brahmin sage Sachchidanand, who gave them shelter for the night. Next morning came the time to take leave; but Harishchandra could not feel like leaving the ashram until he knew his future from the lips Sachchidanand, the miracle of whose astrological powers, he was fortunate to see. Sachinanand tried to dissuade Harishchandra from his thought but Harishchandra insisted upon knowing his future. Helpless Sachidanand had to fortell what lay in store in the future of Harishchandra. . "The married life of Harishchandra and Taramati shall be a hard one". . What a rude shock to the great lovers. . Harishchandra did his utmost pursuade Taramati away from her decision of marrying him. But how could Taramati be happy without Harishchandra So Harishchandra and Taramati were married. The father of Harishchandra refused to believe in the words of Sachchidananad and put him behind the bars. . Destiny has its way with human beings. Inspite of everything, Harishchandra could not find peace with himself. The shadows of the coming events made him restless. The words of Sachchidanad started taking shape. This development was too much for the old father of Harishchandra to bear. He broke down under its weight and died a miserable man. . This completely unnerved Harishchandra and took him to the feet of Sachchidanand seeking his advice in saving himself and his family from runiation. . Sachchidanad impressed upon him the greatness of Honesty and Karma, and asked him to practice Truth. . When Harishchandra accepted and started practicising the doctrine of Truth, Indra, the King of Gods, was greatly shocked. For, a mere human being like Harishchandra had started on his path to Godliness by practising Truth and might one day unseat the Gods! . Sensing this great danger, Vishwamitra decided to put Harishchandra on severe trials, with a view of forcing him to commit breaches in his practice of Truth. He thought of the most ruthless snares to catch Harishchandra unwares. . It was pitched battle between a mrotal and the gods! mortal armed with Truth and the Gods, with every conceivable device for breaking truth. . The trials and tribulations of truth and its ultimate victory over the dark forces, make "Raja Harishchandra" a memorable movie marvel. [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Raja Harishchandra.