Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
Plot
Haathi Mere Saathi (transl. O Elephant, My Companion) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam, with screenplay written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and dialogues by Inder Raj Anand. The movie has a Disneyesque appeal with an Indian twist. It stars Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja in the lead. The film at that point in time was the biggest hit ever made by a South Indian producer in Hindi. The story was written by producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who is of Tamil origin and owned Devar Films in Tamil Nadu. Thevar also played a small cameo in the film. Directed and edited by Thevar's brother M. A.Thirumugham, it had music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was also the first collaboration of Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), who were officially credited as screenplay writers. The film was based on Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's 1967 Tamil movie Deiva Cheyal. After the success of this movie, Thevar remade it in Tamil again in 1972 as Nalla Neram.
Haathi Mere Saathi details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1971 |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | — |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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What is Haathi Mere Saathi about?
Haathi Mere Saathi (transl. O Elephant, My Companion) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam, with screenplay written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and dialogues by Inder Raj Anand. The movie has a Disneyesque appeal with an Indian twist. It stars Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja in the lead. The film at that point in time was the biggest hit ever made by a South Indian producer in Hindi. The story was written by producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who is of Tamil origin and owned Devar Films in Tamil Nadu. Thevar also played a small cameo in the film. Directed and edited by Thevar's brother M. A.Thirumugham, it had music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was also the first collaboration of Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), who were officially credited as screenplay writers. The film was based on Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's 1967 Tamil movie Deiva Cheyal. After the success of this movie, Thevar remade it in Tamil again in 1972 as Nalla Neram.
Who is in the cast of Haathi Mere Saathi?
Haathi Mere Saathi stars Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja, Madan Puri, Sujit Kumar, K. N. Singh and is directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The full credited cast is listed above.
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Who directed Haathi Mere Saathi?
Haathi Mere Saathi was directed by M. A. Thirumugam.
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