Saathi
1968 · India
- Director
- C. V. Sridhar
- Screenplay
- C. V. Sridhar
- Music
- Naushad
- Cinematography
- Marcus Bartley
Cast
What it is about
Dr. Ravi returns from abroad to take up the post of chief surgeon at a hospital, where he meets Nurse Shanti, who lives in poverty with her ailing mother. A love triangle takes shape between them and Rajni, the daughter of his mentor, shaped by Ravi's dedication to medicine and by the family expectations around him.
How it was made
Saathi is a remake of the 1961 Tamil film Palum Pazhamum, directed by A. Bhimsingh. C. V. Sridhar wrote and directed the Hindi version, produced by Venus Pictures. Naushad composed the score, with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and Marcus Bartley handled the cinematography. The lead cast includes Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala and Simi Garewal, while guest appearances by Shashi Kapoor and Nanda appear in brief roles.
Reception and legacy
The film grossed around 17.6 million rupees at the box office and was rated as an average performer. It won two Filmfare Awards, for Best Supporting Actress for Simi Garewal and Best Editing for N. M. Shankar. Today it is mainly remembered as one of the versions of a story that was also remade in Turkey in 1970.
Stills
Trivia
A reluctant composer
According to the sources, Naushad initially declined to score the film because he admired the original music by Viswanathan and Ramamoorthy. He agreed only at the request of M. S. Viswanathan himself.
A story with a long afterlife
The story was later remade in Turkish in 1970, in a version directed by Türker İnanoğlu.
More films by C. V. Sridhar
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