Saathi

Saathi
Poster
Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Produced by S. Krishnamurthy
T. Govindarajan
Story by C. V. Sridhar
Starring Vyjayanthimala
Rajendra Kumar
Simi Garewal
Pahari Sanyal
Music by Naushad
Cinematography Marcus Bartley
Edited by N. M. Shankar
Distributed by Venus Pictures
Release date
 1968
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office ₹1,76,00,000

Saathi (lit. Partner) is a 1968 Hindi romance film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in the lead with Simi Garewal, Pahari Sanyal, David Abraham Cheulkar, Veena and Ram Mohan as the ensemble cast while prominent actors such as Shashi Kapoor, Nanda, Sanjeev Kumar, Shabnam, D.K. Sapru and Pratima Devi made guest appearances. The film was produced by S. Krishnamurthy and T. Govindarajan of Venus Pictures. The film's score was composed by Naushad with lyrics provided by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It was edited by N. M. Shankar and filmed by Marcus Bartley.

Saathi is a triangular love story among Ravi, Shanti and Rajni. The film was a remake of the 1961 Tamil film Palum Pazhamum, which was directed by A. Bhimsingh.[1][2]

Plot

Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up a position as chief surgeon in a hospital. He meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyle with her ailing mother, on whom he decides to perform surgery, but she passes away. A guilt-ridden Ravi marries Shanti much to the chagrin of his mentor, Kaka, who had hoped that he would marry his daughter, Rajni.

The couple travel to Kashmir for their honeymoon, and settle down to a harmonious relationship. Hoping to travel more, their plans are interrupted by the hospital's head doctor, who wants Ravi to focus on cancer research. The couple drop their travel plans and immerse themselves in research so much so that Shanti becomes ill, and not wanting to become a burden, leaves. A frantic Ravi searches high and low in vain, and is subsequently devastated to learn that she has perished in a train accident. Kaka then becomes very ill and Kaki tells Ravi that the cause of his illness is Rajni's insistence that she not marry anyone except Ravi. As a result, Ravi marries her but is unable to get Shanti out of his mind. An embittered Rajni feels neglected and decides to confront him, resulting in his losing his vision, perhaps never to see again, and unable to do any further cancer research.

Cast

Guest appearances include:

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Naushad while the lyrics were provided by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

#SongSingerLyricistDuration
1"Aankhen Khuli Thi"MukeshMajrooh Sultanpuri
04:31
2"Bhool Ja"MukeshMajrooh Sultanpuri
05:35
3"Husne-e-Jaana"MukeshMajrooh Sultanpuri
04:01
4"Main To Pyar Se"Lata MangeshkarMajrooh Sultanpuri
03:30
5"Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai"Mukesh and Suman KalyanpurMajrooh Sultanpuri
04:22
6"Mere Jeevan Saathi"Lata MangeshkarMajrooh Sultanpuri
04:02
7"Yeh Kaun Aaya"Lata MangeshkarMajrooh Sultanpuri
03:45

Box office

At the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed around ₹1,76,00,000 and netted ₹88,00,000, thus becoming the eleventh highest grossing film of 1968 with a verdict of average.[3]

Awards

Won

References

  1. ↑ http://giitaayan.com/satish/art-190.htm
  2. ↑ Marja Evelyn Mogk, ed. (2013). Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 122.
  3. ↑ "Box Office 1968". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Winners – 1968". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 2004-03-09. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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