Dost (1974 film)
- For other films, see Dost (disambiguation)
| Dost | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Dulal Guha |
| Produced by |
Premji J. N. Manchanda |
| Written by |
Shafiq Ansari Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring |
Dharmendra Hema Malini Shatrughan Sinha |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | M. Rajaram |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy |
Release dates | 12 April 1974 |
Running time | 166 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dost (Devanagari: दोस्त, Nastaliq: دوست, translation: "Friend") is a 1974 Hindi film. Produced by Premji it was directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Asit Sen and Rehman. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
Plot
Maanav is an orphan who was brought up by a Catholic Priest, Father Francis. After completing his M.A. he returns home to Taran Devi and finds out that his mentor is dead. He re-locates to Bombay by train, and a man named Gopichand Sharma attempts to steal his luggage, but Maanav chases him and retrieves it. The men become friends, despite of their differences - Maanav wants to lead an honest life, and Gopichand, who is estranged from his wife, a nurse, Kalyani, and son, Munna, is an alcoholic and thief. Gopichand eventually changes his lifestyle, decides to be honest, patches up with his family, but ends up antagonizing his crime boss, Monto Sardar, who chops off his right hand. Maanav gets him a job with Hercules Milk Foods. Maanav meets with and falls in love with Kaajal Gupta, who is the daughter of the owner of Hercules Milk Foods, much to the chagrin of her dad who wants her to get married to Shyamal. Then one day Maanav disappears from Gopichand and Kaajal's lives. He re-locates to Simla and it is here that he learns that things have spiraled out of control as Gopichand has been arrested for marketing contaminated milk powder resulting in the deaths of hundreds of children. Maanav decides to return to Bombay and attempts to make sense why Gopichand committed this crime.
Cast
- Dharmendra ... Maanav
- Hema Malini ... Kaajal 'Kaju' Gupta
- Shatrughan Sinha ... Gopichand 'Gopi' Sharma
- Ravindra Kapoor ... Shyamal
- Kanhaiyalal ... Gadibabu
- Anwar Hussain ... Ustad Monto Sardar
- Abhi Bhattacharya ... Father Francis
- Ramayan Tiwari ... Gupta's ex-servant released from jail
- Kumari Naaz ... Kalyani Sharma
- Master Bunty ... Munna Sharma
- Raju ... Rajesh 'Raju' Gupta
- Maruti Rao ... Akbar
- Rehman ... Mr. Gupta (Kaajal's father)
- H. L. Pardesi ... Petty Thief
- Heena Kausar ... Bindu (as Hina Kausar)
- Raj Mehra ... Police Commissioner
- Asit Sen ... Police Inspector who arrested Kaajal
- Satyendra Kapoor ... Father Rebello (as Satyendra Kapoor)
- Chand Usmani ... Guest Appearance
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Anand (uncredited) (Special appearance)
- Jagdish Raj ... Police Inspector who paid visit to Mr. Gupta after Shyamal's death (uncredited)
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaise Jeete Hain Bhala" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Shatrughan Sinha |
| 2 | "Aa Bata De" | Rafi, Lata,Shatrughan Sinha |
| 3 | "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" | Kishore Kumar |
| 4 | "Duniya Jab Jalti Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
External links
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Look up dost in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Dost at the Internet Movie Database