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Atithee (1978)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 18M

Director : Arabind Sen
Writer : Prafulla Roy

Synopsis

Navendhu Kumar lives a poor lifestyle with his handicapped father, Mohan, housewife mom, two unmarried sisters, Leela and Rajni, a younger brother, Kundan, and a sweetheart in Meena. He works for Avinash Gupta, however, when differences occur, he is framed by Gupta for breaking and entering, arrested by the police, tried in Court, and exiled from the town for a period of 12 months. After he leaves, the family is almost destitute and are exploited by Gupta. Then some months later, a young man, Anand, comes to visit them, informing them that Navendhu has sent him. He gives them some money for day to day expenses, gets some clothes for everyone, and a wheelchair for Mohan. He arranges the marriage of Rajni with her boyfriend, Ajay, despite strong opposition from Gupta, and falls in love with Leela. What the Kumar family do not know is that Anand is a fugitive on the run from the police in Bombay, and he harbors a dark secret that will change their lives forever.

Actors

Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Anand
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Leela M. Kumar / Julie
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha
Navendhu M. Kumar
Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha
Meena / Martha
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
Avinash Gupta
Mac Mohan
Mac Mohan
Abdullah
Deven Verma
Deven Verma
Station Master
Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan
Mohan Kumar

Crews

Arabind Sen
Arabind Sen
Director
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Playback Singer
Usha Timothy
Usha Timothy
Playback Singer
Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor
Playback Singer
Manna Dey
Manna Dey
Playback Singer
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal
Playback Singer
V. V. Gandhi
V. V. Gandhi
Sound
Ramesh Pai
Ramesh Pai
Editor
Marshall Braganza
Marshall Braganza
Director of Photography
Varma Malik
Varma Malik
Lyricist
Anjaan
Anjaan
Lyricist
Prafulla Roy
Prafulla Roy
Story
Prafulla Roy
Prafulla Roy
Screenplay
Mukhram Sharma
Mukhram Sharma
Dialogue
Arabind Sen
Arabind Sen
Producer
Anandji Veerji Shah
Anandji Veerji Shah
Music Director
Kalyanji Veerji Shah
Kalyanji Veerji Shah
Music Director
Nath Grover
Nath Grover
Makeup Artist
Shyam Khandekar
Shyam Khandekar
Makeup Artist
Radheshyam
Radheshyam
Makeup Artist
Bunny Reuben
Bunny Reuben
Publicist
Azim Bhai
Azim Bhai
Fight Choreographer
Belchar Pereira
Belchar Pereira
Makeup Artist
Ganesh Basak
Ganesh Basak
Art Direction

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