The king of Jagmer, Maharaja Daljeet and the king of Sultanpur have been long-time enemies. To end this rivalry between the two kingdoms, Daljeet sends a marriage proposal for his daughter to the prince of Sultanpur, but both the father and son reject the proposal due to their long-term hatred for Maharaja Daljeet. Maharaja Daljeet and his daughter get humiliated by the behaviour of the king of Sultanpur and decide to get revenge. But things change when Raja Beti and Kumar fall in love with each other.
This movie is single-handedly carved by Madhubala 's versatile performance. Without a doubt, one of the best performances in her career, but yet underrated. It's really impressive how she portrays different kinds of emotions in perfection throughout the film. In the first half, she comes up with a breakup and revenge and then changes it to a comic and funny character. I really like her comic timing in this film. Also one of the rarest films of Madhubala to portray male characters. She played the roles of Saint, rural wife, soldier, rural dancing girl. Which shows her sheer versatility. Pradeep kumar, who is often seen in historical characters, gives justice to his character, though nothing extraordinary in his performance. But I appreciate his chemistry with Madhubala. Kammo has done a great job while being a great support to Madhubala, especially in the comedy scenes. Ulhas portrayed the negativity in his character so well. Sohrab Modi has displayed the magnificent qualities of the Maharaja Daljeet effortlessly. Murad and Tun Tun also did a great job for their respective characters.
There is a dance appearance by Helen as well, but I didn't enjoy it as the usual Helen touch was missing in it.
This film is one of the rarest films in Madhubala's career to have more screen space for the leading lady despite the film being not a female-centric one. And I appreciate Sohrab Modi for it. This is a typically fantasy film of the 1950's but it is worth watching because of the performances. Madhubala 's character is a well written character.
The sets of the film are spectacular. There is pretty good cinematography. Some stunning tracking shots and dolly shots can be seen in the film. However, I didn't like the song choreography in this film. The songs are expressive enough though it felt like something was missing.
One of the few times that I didn't like a soundtrack by Shankar-Jaikishan. Usually, when this duo creates music, there is at least one song you will remember for a long time. But in this film it didn't happen to me. However, the soulful background score covers the decline caused by the soundtrack.
I really like the dialogue writing of this film. It was filled with love, laughter, sacrifice, revenge and many more. In particular, the comic dialogues impressed me a lot.
The film starts with the theme of rivalry between two kingdoms, though the actual theme comes later. No matter how stubborn you are, in the matter of children and parents, both sides have to sacrifice for each other, especially when you have a daughter.
I recommend every Madhubala fan to watch this film. People rarely mention Raj Hath in Madhubala 's best performances. But you will rate this higher as soon as you watch her performance.
