Saathi

Saathi
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	S. Krishnamurthy (producer) T. Govindarajan
Written by	C. V. Sridhar (story) Raj Baldev Raj (dialogue director) Abrar Alvi (dialogue)
Starring	Vyjayanthimala Rajendra Kumar Simi Garewal Pahari Sanyal
Music by	Naushad
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Distributed by	Venus Pictures
Release date	1968
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹1,76,00,000

Saathi (Hindi: साथी ) is a 1968 Hindi Romantic drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in the lead with Simi Garewal, Pahari Sanyal, David Abraham Cheulkar, Veena and Ram Mohan as the ensemble cast while prominent actors such as Shashi Kapoor, Nanda, Sanjeev Kumar, Shabnam, D.K. Sapru and Pratima Devi made guest appearances. 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.

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 and starred Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Sowcar Janaki.

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.

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