Haathi Mere Saathi (हाथी मेरे साथी) 1971

Published on June 4, 2013 in Cinema

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Banner	Devar Films
Director	M. A. Thirumugham
Writer	Javed Akhtar
Producer	M. M. A. Sandow, Chinnappa Thevar
Production executive	Chellaiam
Music Director	Laxmikant - Pyarelal
Cinematography	K.S. Prasad
Film Editing	P. Babu, M.G. Balu Rao, M.A. Thirumugham, R. Thyagaraajan
Art Director	S. Krishna Rao
Camera Operator	A. Shankar Rao
Assistant Cameramen	N. Kanakaraj
Playback Singers	Mohammad Rafi , Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

Character	Actor / Actress
Raj Kumar 'Raju'	Rajesh Khanna
Tanuja	Tanuja
Johnny Chacha	David Abraham
Gangu	Sujit Kumar
Sarwan Kumar	K.N. Singh
Ratanlal	Madan Puri
Mr. Kumar - Raju's father	Abhi Bhattacharya
	Randhir
	S. H. Bihari
	Gurnam Singh
	Devar
Chhote / Jhamurey	Mehmood Jr.
Paro	Kumari Naaz
	Jaya Kumari
	Udaya Kumari
	Prathiba
	Vijoo
	J.N. Anand
	Raja Rao
	O.P. Sharma
	Hanumanthachari
	V.D. Puranik
	Shrikanth
	Kabir
	Master Ravi Kumar
	Baby Tinku
Sitaram	Krishnakant

Plot
Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. The back-story is that as an orphan, they have saved his life from a leopard. In time, he makes it big, and starts Pyar Ki Duniya (The World Of Love), a zoo in which various wild animals reside along with his elephants, among whom Ramu is closest to him. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants. He treats all the animals as his friends. He meets with Tanu, and both fall in love. Tanu's dad, Ratanlal, is opposed to this alliance, but subsequently relents, and permits the young couple to get married.He falls in love with Tanu (Tanuja), but her rich dad (Madan Puri) agrees to their marriage only after some persuasion. However trouble looms soon after as Tanu feels neglected. Things worsen when their child is born, and Tanu, fearing physical harm to her child from the elephants, tells Raju to choose between the elephants and his family. Tanu is unhappy with the amount of time Raju spends with his animal friends, and this causes some bitterness between them. Things do not improve when a child is born, as Tanu fears that one day the child will be harmed by one of the animals, and hence Raju is told to make a choice between his animal friends or his wife and son.When Raju chooses his lifelong friends over wife and son, Ramu decides to bring the estranged couple together, but thanks to the villainous Sarwan Kumar (K.N.Singh), he has to sacrifice his life. The original name of "Haathi Mere Saathi" was "Pyaar Ki Duniya ".

Plot

Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. The back-story is that as an orphan, they have saved his life from a leopard. In time, he makes it big, and starts Pyar Ki Duniya (The World Of Love), a zoo in which various wild animals reside along with his elephants, among whom Ramu is closest to him. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants. He treats all the animals as his friends. He meets with Tanu, and both fall in love. Tanu's dad, Ratanlal, is opposed to this alliance, but subsequently relents, and permits the young couple to get married.He falls in love with Tanu (Tanuja), but her rich dad (Madan Puri) agrees to their marriage only after some persuasion. However trouble looms soon after as Tanu feels neglected. Things worsen when their child is born, and Tanu, fearing physical harm to her child from the elephants, tells Raju to choose between the elephants and his family. Tanu is unhappy with the amount of time Raju spends with his animal friends, and this causes some bitterness between them. Things do not improve when a child is born, as Tanu fears that one day the child will be harmed by one of the animals, and hence Raju is told to make a choice between his animal friends or his wife and son.When Raju chooses his lifelong friends over wife and son, Ramu decides to bring the estranged couple together, but thanks to the villainous Sarwan Kumar (K.N.Singh), he has to sacrifice his life.
The original name of "Haathi Mere Saathi" was "Pyaar Ki Duniya ".

Release date	5-May-71
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Awards
Earlier titled Pyar Ki Duniya, the film also won a special award from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for lyricist Anand Bakshi. The rest of the team (including producer Devar, termed then as Indias answer to Walt Disney) of the song Nafrat ki duniya ko chhod. Its music on HMV (as Saregama was known then) won a Silver Disc for its sales, making it the first-ever Indian gramophone record to do so.

Awards

Earlier titled Pyar Ki Duniya, the film also won a special award from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for lyricist Anand Bakshi.
The rest of the team (including producer Devar, termed then as Indias answer to Walt Disney) of the song Nafrat ki duniya ko chhod.
Its music on HMV (as Saregama was known then) won a Silver Disc for its sales, making it the first-ever Indian gramophone record to do so.