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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | S. Krishnamurthy (producer) T. Govindarajan (associate producer) |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar (story) Raj Baldev Raj (dialogue director) Abrar Alvi (dialogue) |
| Starring | Vyjayanthimala Rajendra Kumar Simi Garewal Pahari Sanyal |
| Music by | Naushad |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Editing by | N. M. Shankar |
| Distributed by | Venus Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | 1,76,00,000 |
Saathi (Hindi: साथी ) is a 1968 Hindi Romantic drama 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 done a guest appearance. The film was produced by S. Krishnamurthy of Venus Pictures. The films score was composed by Naushad with lyrics were provided by Majrooh Sultanpuri and Shakeel Badayuni, edited by N. M. Shankar and was filmed by Marcus Bartley. Saathi is a triangular love story among Ravi, Shanti and Rajni. The film was a remake of 1961 Tamil film Palum Pazhamum which was directed by A. Bhimsingh and starred by Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Sowcar Janaki.
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The story revolves around the Ravi and Rajni are childhood friends and grow up Rajni who falls in love with Ravi but she unable to tell him. Unaware of her feelings, Ravi decides to marry Shanti. In the meantime Shanti runs away when she finds out that she is suffering from a chronic illness. Now Ravi gets marriage with Rajni. The question remains what happens to Shanti? Can Rajendra forget his first love?
Guest appearance are include:
The film's soundtrack was composed by Naushad while the lyrics was provide by Majrooh Sultanpuri and Shakeel Badayuni.
At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around 1,76,00,000 and nett grossed of 88,00,000, thus becomes the eleventh highest grossing film of 1968 with verdict average.[1]
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