Saathi (transl. Partner) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romance film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, 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
Poster
Directed byC. V. Sridhar
Written byRaj Baldev Raj
Story byC. V. Sridhar
Based onPalum Pazhamum
(1961 film)
Produced byS. Krishnamurthy
T. Govindarajan
StarringRajendra Kumar
Vyjayanthimala
Simi Garewal
Pahari Sanyal
CinematographyMarcus Bartley
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byNaushad
Distributed byVenus Pictures
Release date
  • 19 January 1968 (1968-01-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office1,76,00,000

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] It was remade in Turkish as Yarım Kalan Saadet [tr] (1970) by Türker İnanoğlu.

Plot

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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 Jammu and 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

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Guest appearances include:

Soundtrack

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When Sridhar approached Naushad for composing, he listened to the songs of the original film which was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy in Tamil. After listening to the songs, Naushad wrote a letter to M. S. Viswanathan saying that he cannot replace the wonderful music which he has composed and he's declining the project. Later, Naushad accepted to compose for the film only on Viswanathan's request.[3] The lyrics were provided by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Song Singer Lyricist Duration
"Aankhen Khuli Thi" Mukesh Majrooh Sultanpuri
04:31
"Bhool Ja" Mukesh and Mahendra Kapoor Majrooh Sultanpuri
05:35
"Husne-e-Jaana" Mukesh Majrooh Sultanpuri
04:01
"Main To Pyar Se" Lata Mangeshkar Majrooh Sultanpuri
03:30
"Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai" Mukesh and Suman Kalyanpur Majrooh Sultanpuri
04:22
"Mere Jeevan Saathi" Lata Mangeshkar Majrooh Sultanpuri
04:02
"Yeh Kaun Aaya" Lata Mangeshkar Majrooh Sultanpuri
03:45

Box office

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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.[4]

Awards

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Won

References

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  1. ^ "RMIM Archive Article Number: "41"".
  2. ^ Marja Evelyn Mogk, ed. (2013). Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 122.
  3. ^ "When Naushad Ali Refused To Compose Music For Palum Pazhamum's Remake Saathi". News18. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Box Office 1968". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "The Winners – 1968". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 9 March 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
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