Jagdip Singh I don't normally write reviews, in fact this is my first ever, I am forced to express my emotions about this movie. Not a movie expert, I just enjoy what ever impacts me in a personal way. The Guide is a story which effects all of lifes, we tend to feel like Raju many times in our lives. As humans we are in a struggle to succeed, and develop as individuals. In this race we look for support of our loved ones who walk the road with us. This is the very pure and fundamental setting of the movie guide, where a guide "traveller" is traveling through different phases of his life. He finds his love and becomes rich and successful, but.. things don't stay the same. We experience the same in our lives. when our partner suddenly starts to change and rifts start to occur in relationships. The part in the movie where Raju is getting drunk and he starts to sing, thats a feeling of every man during that phase of life. There is so much to say about this movie. The music, the location, the characters, everything is so perfect. One of the greatest movies in Indian Cinema History.

Ravi Singh "Guide" Directed,Written & Screenplay By Vijay Anand Is A Romantic Drama Based On A Novel "The Guide" By R.K.Narayan....Script Is Amazing... Screenplay Is Good....Story Is About Raju....After Being Released From Prison For Forgery He Reflects On His Life As A Guide... He Meets Daughter Of A Prostitute, Rosie...Who Is Unhappily Married To Marco...Wants To Take Up Dancing As A Career. She Separates & Moves in With Raju...& With Raju's Encouragement, She Succeeds Dancing, Resulting Both Are Now Wealthy. He Then Succumbs To Gambling,Alcohol,& Forges Rosie's Signature. He is Arrested, Found Guilty & Imprisoned. Now Discharged From Prison, He Decides To Go Somewhere & Start Afresh...& A New Chapter Starts...Which Changes His Course Of Life.Dev Anand As Raju Is Outstanding...It's The Best Performance By Him....Waheeda Rehman As Rosie is A Very Complex Character...She Does It With Ease....Kishore Sahu As Macro ...Is Well Written Character...He Does Fine ...The Others Leela Chitnis, Anwar Hussain & Gajanan Jagidar Have Well Performed...Music is Composed By Navketan's S.D.Burman....Written By Shailendra...It Is One Of The Best Bollywood Soundtracks...It Has Classics Like "Tere Mere Sapne" By Rafi....Is Best Of The Lot, "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki" By Lata, Gaata Rahe Mera Dil By Kishore & Lata, Din Dhal Jaye By Rafi, "Piya Tose Naina Lage" By Lata...Overall A Milestone In Indian Cinema...It Is Considered One Of The Best Movies Ever Made In Bollywood History..The Direction, Screenplay,Editing, Cinematography, Music, Acting Everything is Just Amazing...It Ranked 4th On Times Magazine On List Of Best Bollywood Classics.... A Must Watch For Everyone :)

Bombaywallah After having watching the film, you get the feeling that this could have been a very good film if it had been better directed. Waheeda Rehman's dancing act isn't convincing. Nobody in India, and certainly nobody in Europe goes to watch Bollywood dreamworld dances. Apparently they do in the film. In the film Rosie becomes a famous dancer, but what we see of her talent is not impressively choreographed Hindi film kitsch. I've seen the same thing in worse films, so I can't see why the director couldn't think of anything more original for this film, which obviously sets its sights higher than the average Hindi film. This could have been a very good film with better direction, and with a slightly improved script.

HeadleyLamarr An outstanding film that has retained its gem-like brilliance over the years. It is based on a story from RK Narayan. Raju is a small town guide, good at heart, charismatic and a fast talker. He is hired by archaeologist Marco to take him on a quest for cave sculptures. Marco is accompanied by his beautiful wife Rosie whom he neglects completely. Raju senses Rosie's love for music and dance and Marco's rejection of Rosie's talent. He encourages her to leave her husband. Rosie moves into his house, she is seen as a fallen woman by Raju's mother and the neighbors but Raju helps her train and succeed at a stage career. Rosie is famous and Raju is living the high life on her money. This causes a rift that cannot be breached when Raju forges a check. He is jailed, comes out of jail and drifts until he is spotted by some villagers, taken to be a holy man. The mantle of a swami is thrust upon him and he is asked to go on a fast so that the village will get rain.. Will Raju transform from skeptic to believer? Will there be rain and redemption for him? Guide starts out as a romance and ends as a philosophical look at human nature, at the power of human belief and sacrifice.The film has outstanding performances - Waheeda excels as Rosie. She is the rejected wife, the shy lover, the proud diva.. Her dancing skills are showcased throughout the film in numerous numbers like "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai", "Mose Chal Kiye Jai", but the snake dance she performs in a village is an outstanding example of her phenomenal talent. Dev delivers a performance of a lifetime as Raju - he was always the fast talker, but he also plays the naive lover, the rejected and spurned lover, the reluctant swami very well. His moments of self analysis in the village are brilliant. The supporting cast shines. The music by Sachin Dev Burman is divine. Many songs from this film have an everlasting appeal and topmost is Gata Rahe Mera Dil.This is brilliant cinema - one of the best from India and well worth many a watch.