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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Saqi<br />
| image = Saqi film.jpeg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[H. S. Rawail]]<br />
| producer = R. C. Talwar<br />
| writer = [[Kamal Amrohi]] (dialogue)<br />Anjana Rawail (story) <br />
| screenplay = Anjana Rawail<br />
| story = Anjana Rawail<br />
| based_on = ''[[Arabian Nights]]''{{sfn|Deep|1996|page=90}}<br />
| starring = [[Madhubala]]<br />[[Prem Nath]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajendra Malone{{sfn|Akbar|1997|page=139}}<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1952}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}1 million<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Saqi''''' ({{Translation|"Bartender"}}) is a 1952 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film directed by [[H. S. Rawail]] and starring [[Madhubala]] and [[Prem Nath]].{{sfn|Akbar|1997|page=139}} The film's music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]]. Based on [[Arabian Nights]], ''Saqi'' was one of the most expensive Indian films at the time of its release.{{sfn|Deep|1996|page=90}}<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film told the story a common man named Ajeeb, who tries to woo the princess Rukhsana.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Madhubala]] as Rukhsana<br />
* [[Prem Nath]] as Ajeeb<br />
* [[Gope (actor)|Gope]] as Genie<br />
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]] as Sultan<br />
* [[Iftekhar]] as Abdul<br />
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Vazir <br />
* [[Cuckoo Moray]] as the item number "Door Door Se"<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Saqi'' was the Indian version of [[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]].{{sfn|Deep|1996|page=90}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-15 |title='Zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi': Mesmerising Madhubala and her magical spell |url=https://themeghalayan.com/zindagi-bhar-nahi-bhoolegi-mesmerising-madhubala-and-her-magical-spell/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The Meghalayan |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was announced in February 1951, along with ''[[Baadal (1951 film)|Badal]]'', also starring Madhubala and Prem Nath.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZIcAQAAMAAJ |title=Thought|date=1951|publisher=Siddhartha Publications|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Made on a budget of {{INR}}10 [[Lakh|lakhs]], ''Saqi'' was an expensive venture at the time of its release.{{sfn|Deep|1996|page=90}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Din Pehla"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Paas Na Aaiye"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Gham Ki Vadi Mein"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Khushi Se Door Hoon"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Kise Maloom Tha Ek Din Mohabbat Bezuban Hogi"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Talat Mahmood]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aa Gayi Hai Ishq Pe Bahar, Khatm Hua Intezar"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]] <br />
|-<br />
| "Mera Mizaj Ladakpan Se"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "O Haseena Sambhal Sambhalke Chal"<br />
| [[C. Ramchandra]], [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Raat Suhani"<br />
| [[Shamshad Begum]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Writing for ''[[Filmindia]]'', [[Baburao Patel]] called ''Saqi'' "a monumental waste of money" and "a stupid and boring picture".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patel |first=Baburao |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fLTXZUO2SYsC |title=Filmindia |date=1952 |publisher=Filmindia Publications |pages=59 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The film was a financial failure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=H. S. Rawail Biography by Divya Kapoor|url=http://www.gomolo.com/h-s-rawail-biography/449/503635|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.gomolo.com|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103222614/http://www.gomolo.com/h-s-rawail-biography/449/503635|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alongside other big-budget flops like ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' and ''[[Bahut Din Huwe]]'' (both 1954), the failure of ''Saqi'' reportedly led to Madhubala being labelled a "[[jinx]]" by producers in the early 1950s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patel |first=Baburao |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GF5Rhzv_ru4C |title=Filmindia |date=1955 |publisher=Filmindia Publications |pages=22 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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''Saqi'' was the last collaboration of Madhubala and Prem Nath. Eight years later, they planned to star in her production house venture, ''[[Pathan (1962 film)|Pathan]]'' (released in 1962), but Madhubala fell sick and was replaced by [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]].{{sfn|Deep|1996|p=33}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
*{{cite book |last=Deep |first=Mohan |year=1996 |title=The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala |publisher=Magna Books }}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Akbar |first=Khatijia |year=1997 |title=Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films |publisher=Hay House}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|title=Saqi|id=0130993}}<br />
{{One Thousand and One Nights}}<br />
[[Category:1952 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1952 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by H. S. Rawail]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic fantasy films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on One Thousand and One Nights]]</div>AAZAMAZEEM