Saathi is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Mohsin Khan and Varsha Usgaonkar in lead roles. Other actors who played negative roles include Anupam Kher,
| Saathi | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt |
| Produced by | Mukesh Duggal |
| Starring | Aditya Pancholi Mohsin Khan Varsha Usgaonkar |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Music by | Nadeem–Shravan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Paresh Rawal and Aditya Pancholi. This film was the most successful film of Aditya Pancholi's career.[1][2]
Aditya Pancholi's character was loosely inspired by Al Pacino's character Tony Montana from Scarface.[3]
Plot
editAt a young age, Suraj (Aditya Pancholi) and Amar (Mohsin Khan) saw their father brutally beaten by the police. Both grow up and become petty criminals. Through this they meet big gangster Pasha (Paresh Rawal). They go their separate ways as Amar hates the activities of Pasha's gang . Since he deals in drugs. Suraj, on the other hand, wants to become rich. Suraj kills Pasha and becomes the leader of a big gang. Amar is horrified that Suraj has been lost in the world of crime and humanity has been forgotten. In the film's finale, Sultan (Anupam Kher) calls Suraj and asks him to kill Amar. He refuses to do so.
Later that day, Suraj is chased by the police and gets injured. While his bodyguard gets murdered. Suraj reaches the place where Amar and Suraj used to go in their childhood. Amar, who heard his friend's voice, reaches the place. Inspector Kotwal reaches there and Amar tells him that Suraj wants to surrender. Inspector Kotwal reveals that he is actually the real Don Sultan and attempts to kill Suraj. Amar saves Suraj and returns to Suraj, thinking that he killed Sultan. Just then, Sultan, who was not dead, comes from behind and tries to stab Amar with a knife. Suraj comes forward to protect Amar and is killed by Sultan. Sultan is finally killed by Amar.
Cast
edit- Aditya Pancholi as Suraj[4]
- Mohsin Khan as Amar[5]
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Nisha
- Paresh Rawal as Pasha
- Anupam Kher as Inspector Kotwal / Sultan
- Mushtaq Khan as Shetty
- Avtar Gill as Samant
- Javed Khan Amrohi as Beer Bar Tender
- Soni Razdan as Tina
Music
editMusic is composed by Nadeem–Shravan. The most popular song of the album "Hui Aankh Nam" was sung by Anuradha Paudwal. "Zindagi Ki Talash Mein" is a hit song even today. Other successful songs on the soundtrack are "Yaarana Yaar Ka" and "Aaj Hum Tum O Sanam".
| Saathi | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Nadeem–Shravan | |||
| Nadeem–Shravan chronology | ||||
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All music is composed by Nadeem–Shravan
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zindagi Ki Talaash Mein" | Sameer | Kumar Sanu | 5:51 |
| 2. | "Hui Aankh Nam" | Nawab Arzoo | Anuradha Paudwal | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Aaj Hum Tum O Sanam" | Sameer | Jolly Mukherjee, Anuradha Paudwal | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Yaarana Yaar Ka" | Hasrat Jaipuri | Kumar Sanu, Vipin Sachdeva | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Aisa Bhi Dekho Waqt" | Surender Sathi | Kumar Sanu, Anwar Hussain | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Har Ghadi Bekhudi" | Sameer | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Mohabbat Ko Duniya" | Sameer | Kumar Sanu, Debashish Dasgupta | 5:36 |
| 8. | "Tera Naam Sabke Lap Pe" | Sameer | Anuradha Paudwal | 6:08 |
Reception
editAccording to the author Dina Khdair, this was the most successful film of Mohsin Khan.[6]
References
edit- ^ "4 जनवरी: आज आप अपना बर्थडे इनके साथ शेयर कर रहे हैं". द क्विंट (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "संजय दत्त की एक गलती...और आदित्य पंचोली बन गए स्टार, 1991 की फिल्म से छा गया था पाकिस्तानी क्रिकेटर". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "1 धांसू हॉलीवुड मूवी पर बनीं 4 बॉलीवुड फिल्में! 3 हुई थीं हिट, अमिताभ-मिथुन ही नहीं, ये एक्टर भी बन गया स्टार". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Not Aditya Pancholi, This Bollywood Star Was The First Choice For The 1991 Film Saathi". News18. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Reena Roy's ex-husband Mohsin Khan reveals if he regrets marriage with her, says 'I was never impressed…'". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Khdair, Dina (11 May 2020). Crossover Stars in the Hindi Film Industry: Globalizing Pakistani Identity. Taylor & Francis. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-000-06960-0.