India Synopsis
“The story of Raju; swindler, playboy, adulterer, dancing girl's manager, jailbird and finally a martyred mystic.”
When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Guide. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Romance + Drama in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Guide itself).
The 1964–1966 India Window
In the crowded 1964-1966 India release window, Guide sits at #7 of 9. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s India Landscape
1965 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 5 titles released, including Guide. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (19 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other India films in 1965.
The 23rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 60% of India films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Guide, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- small village · 2
- suicide attempt · 22
- falling in love · 8
- based on novel or book · 288
- musical · 71
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,044 of 1,983 India films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Romance productions specifically: #271 of 573 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Navketan International Films |
| Runtime | 3h 3m |
| Release Date | February 6, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059246 |