Haath Ki Safai
| Haath Ki Safai | |
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Produced by | I.A. Nadiadwala |
| Written by | Salim-Javed |
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Vinod Khanna Randhir Kapoor Hema Malini Simi Garewal Ranjeet |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
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Release date
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30 August 1974 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Haath Ki Safai (English: 'Skill of Hand', here it means skill in pickpocketing) is a 1974 Hindi film produced by I.A Nadiadwala. Directed by Prakash Mehra, the film features Vinod Khanna, who won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, the only nomination and win for the film. The rest of the cast include Hema Malini, Randhir Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet and Satyen Kappu. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office.
The film was later remade in Telugu as Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (1976) and in Tamil as Savaal (1981).
Two brothers get separated, when fleeing from their village and reach Mumbai. Raju Randhir Kapoor is led to a crook and becomes a Pick pocket under his tutelage. The elder one Shankar Vinod Khanna becomes a Crime-Boss. Shankar is popularly known as Kumar in his circle and is married to Roma Simi Gerwal, who is pregnant with their child. Roma is unaware of his criminal activities. His runs a hotel as a cover for his criminal activities and mostly involved in smuggling gold and diamond. KaminiHema Malini is an orphaned girl, living with her crook uncle. For a dance show she arrive at Mumbai with her troupe and is robbed of her purse by a pickpocket. Raju retrieves her purse only to steal her expensive necklace. Kamini's uncle owes 1 million rupees to another criminal Ranjeet. In order to pay his debt he advises Ranjeet to marry Kamini, so that he can inherit her wealth worth 5 million. Kamini runs away from her home. In order to trace her, Ranjeet advertises in newspaper that Kamini has run away from home with jewellery worth 1 million. Raju is the first one to trace her and entices her to an isolated bungalow. Here Kamini confesses her love for Raju, but he is indifferent and pretends to love her in return. He secretly checks all her baggage for jewellery and disappointed to know that she has none. Shankar is able to trace Raju and trades Kamini for 10,000. Kamini is heartbroken with the reality.
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