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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Saathi<br />
| image = Saathi 1968 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
| producer = S. Krishnamurthy<br />T. Govindarajan<br />
| writer = [[Raj Baldev Raj]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| story = C. V. Sridhar<br />
| based_on = [[Palum Pazhamum]] <br/> (1961 film)<br />
| starring = [[Rajendra Kumar]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Simi Garewal]]<br />[[Pahari Sanyal]]<br />
| music = [[Naushad]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]<br />
| editing = N. M. Shankar<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = Venus Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1968|01|19|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = {{INR}}1,76,00,000<br />
}}<br />
'''''Saathi''''' ({{translation|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 (actress)|Veena]] and Ram Mohan as the [[ensemble cast]] while prominent actors such as [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Shabnam (Bengali actress)|Shabnam]], D.K. Sapru and Pratima Devi made [[guest appearance]]s. 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]].<br />
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''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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://giitaayan.com/satish/art-190.htm|title=RMIM Archive Article Number: "41"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television |publisher=McFarland |year=2013 |editor-last=Marja Evelyn Mogk |pages=122}}</ref> It was remade in Turkish as ''{{Ill|Yarım Kalan Saadet|tr}}'' (1970) by [[Türker İnanoğlu]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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The couple travel to [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|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 drops their travel plans and immerses 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 seeing again, and unable to do any further cancer research.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajendra Kumar]] as Ravi<br />
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Shanti / Sharda<br />
* [[Simi Garewal]] as Rajni<br />
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Rajni's Father<br />
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar]] as Head Doctor<br />
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Rajni's Mother<br />
* Ram Mohan as Ravi's Colleague<br />
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Guest appearances include:<br />
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] as actor during the filming of ''Raja Saab''<br />
* [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] as actor during the filming of ''Raja Saab''<br />
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Ashok<br />
* Shabnam<br />
* [[D.K. Sapru]] as Mr. Philips<br />
* Radhakrishan as Sadhuram<br />
* Pratima Devi as Shanti's Mother<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=When Naushad Ali Refused To Compose Music For Palum Pazhamum's Remake Saathi |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/when-naushad-ali-refused-to-compose-music-for-palum-pazhamums-remake-saathi-5928985.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> The lyrics were provided by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible"<br />
|-<br />
!Song!!Singer!!Lyricist!!Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Aankhen Khuli Thi"||[[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]||[[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]||{{center|04:31}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Bhool Ja"||Mukesh and Mahendra Kapoor||Majrooh Sultanpuri||{{center|05:35}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Husne-e-Jaana"||Mukesh||Majrooh Sultanpuri||{{center|04:01}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Main To Pyar Se"||[[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
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|Majrooh Sultanpuri||{{center|03:30}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai"||Mukesh and [[Suman Kalyanpur]]||Majrooh Sultanpuri||{{center|04:22}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Mere Jeevan Saathi"||Lata Mangeshkar||Majrooh Sultanpuri||{{center|04:02}}<br />
|-<br />
|"Yeh Kaun Aaya"||Lata Mangeshkar||Majrooh Sultanpuri ||{{center|03:45}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Box office ==<br />
At the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed around {{INR}}1,76,00,000 and netted {{INR}}88,00,000, thus becoming the eleventh highest-grossing film of 1968 with a verdict of average.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA== |title=Box Office 1968 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074151/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA== |archive-date=14 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
;Won<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Simi Garewal]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners – 1968|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040309062818/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-03-09|publisher=[[Indiatimes]]|accessdate=2011-05-06}}</ref><br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing]] – N. M. Shankar<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0063532|Saathi}}<br />
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{{C. V. Sridhar|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:1968 romantic drama films]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian romantic musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]] <br />
[[Category:Indian Council of Medical Research in fiction]] <br />
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]] <br />
[[Category:Films about surgeons]]<br />
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[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Films about scientists]]<br />
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