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Saathi (1968)

A doctor doing research on cancer treatment faces challenges when he first loses his wife, and then his vision.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 36M

Director : C. V. Sridhar

Synopsis

Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyle with her ailing mother, and decides to perform surgery, but she passes away, and a guilt-ridden Ravi marries Shanti much to the chagrin of his mentor, Kaka, who had hoped that he would marry his daughter, Rajni. The couple then travel to Kashmir for their honey-moon, and then settle down to a harmonious relationship. Hoping to travel even more, their plans are interrupted by the hospital's head doctor, who wants Ravi to focus on cancer research. The couple drop all travel plans and immerse themselves in research so much so that Shanti herself becomes ill.

Actors

Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala
Shanti
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar
Dr. Ravi
Simi Garewal
Simi Garewal
Rajni
Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Dr. Ashok
David Abraham Cheulkar
David Abraham Cheulkar
Head Doctor
Veena
Veena
Rajni's Mother
Ram Mohan
Ram Mohan
Ravi's Colleague
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Guest appearances
Nanda
Nanda
Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Shabnam
Shabnam
D.K. Sapru
D.K. Sapru
Mr. Philips
Radhakrishan
Radhakrishan
Sadhuram
Pratima Devi
Pratima Devi
Pratima Devi
Pahadi Sanyal
Pahadi Sanyal

Crews

Abrar Alvi
Abrar Alvi
Dialogue
C. V. Sridhar
C. V. Sridhar
Director
C. V. Sridhar
C. V. Sridhar
Story
T. Govindarajan
T. Govindarajan
Producer
Raj Baldev Raj
Raj Baldev Raj
Dialogue
Naushad
Naushad
Music
N. M. Shankar
N. M. Shankar
Editor
S. Krishnamoorthy
S. Krishnamoorthy
Producer
S. Krishnarao
S. Krishnarao
Art Direction
Maharudra Shetty
Maharudra Shetty
Art Direction
Marcus Bartley
Marcus Bartley
Director of Photography
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Playback Singer
Suman Kalyanpur
Suman Kalyanpur
Playback Singer
Mukesh
Mukesh
Playback Singer

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