Raakhi Ki Saugandh(1979)
Raakhi Ki Saugandh (1979) is a Hindi film directed by Shibu Mitra. Starring Helen, Jayshree Talpade and Meena T.. With a rating of 5.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1979.
Quick Facts
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- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1979
- Director
- Shibu Mitra
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
Shankar is a poor locksmith living with his blind sister Paro. After losing his job, he starts working on his own. He desperately wants to earn enough money for Paro's eye surgery and her wedding.
“A locksmith's desperate fight to save his blind sister.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Raakhi Ki Saugandh
Cast reunions in this film: Amjad Khan & Vinod Mehra (9 films together), Sarika & Vinod Mehra (5 films together), Sarika & Madan Puri (5 films together), Shibu Mitra & Amjad Khan (5 films together), Sarika & Amjad Khan (4 films together), and Helen & Madan Puri (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Rakhi Ki Saugandh' but is sometimes listed as 'Raakhi Ki Saugandh' due to spelling variations in promotional materials.
- This was one of the few films where actor Mithun Chakraborty played a locksmith, a common-man role, before his rise as a disco-dancing star.
- The movie's climax was shot in a real factory setting to add authenticity to the industrial action sequences.
- Actress Ranjeeta Kaur, who played the blind sister Paro, had to keep her eyes unfocused in many scenes to portray blindness convincingly.
- The soundtrack by Laxmikant-Pyarelal included a popular qawwali, 'Tumhe Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya', sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle.
- Despite being an action drama, the film highlighted social issues like unemployment and medical costs, common themes in late-1970s Hindi cinema.
- It was one of the early collaborations between director Shibu Mitra and Mithun Chakraborty, who later worked together in several successful films.