Sadhu Aur Shaitaan

1968 Indian film

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan


Hindi	साधु और शैतान

Directed by	A. Bhimsingh
Written by	Usilai Somanathan
Based on	Sadhu Mirandal (1966 film)
Produced by	A. Bhimsingh N. C. Sippy
Starring	Mehmood Bharathi Kishore Kumar Om Prakash Pran
Cinematography	G. Vittal Rao
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date	29 November 1968 (1968-11-29)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (transl. The Sage and the Devil) is a 1968 Hindi film directed by A. Bhimsingh.^[1] The film stars Om Prakash, Pran in title roles, along with Mehmood, Bharathi, Kishore Kumar in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil suspense-comedy Sadhu Mirandal.^[2]

Plot

Innocent and honest Bajrang drives a taxi and helps everyone. He is devoted to another kind-hearted gentleman Sadhuram who is a bank employee. Bajrang is attracted to a schoolteacher, Vidya. Vidya's brother Dinanath is a Drama Artist. One day a man claiming to be a childhood friend of Sadhuram, named Sher Khan, enters their lives. His motive is to rob the bank where Sadhuram is employed and blame Sadhuram for this. He manipulates Sadhuram into accepting him and moves in with him. He borrows a large sum of money from Sadhuram, and also manages to duplicate the bank's safe's key, and steals the money. The Bank Manager (Nazir Hussain) notifies the police of the robbery and Sadhuram becomes the prime suspect. In panic Sadhuram, who comes into possession of the money that Sher Khan has stolen, flees with the police on his tail. Sher Khan (alias dacoit Dilawar Singh) is killed and his dead body ends up in the back seat of Bajrang's taxi, and Bajrang too is on the run. No one can clear them of the crime because Dilawar Singh is dead.

Cast

Mehmood as Bajrang "Birju"
Bharathi as Vidya Shastri
Kishore Kumar as Pandit Dinanath Shastri
Om Prakash as Sadhuram
Pran as Daku Dilawar Singh / Sher Khan / Sardar Jarnail Singh
Nazir Hussain as Bank Manager
Anwar Hussain as Police Inspector
Mukri as Krishnamurthy
Jankidas as Jankidas
Dulari as Ramdeyi
Tun Tun as Sundari
Vijayalalitha as Cabaret Dancer
Sunder as Trivedi

Uncredited Special Appearance

Ashok Kumar as Hair Dresser
Sunil Dutt as Catholic Priest D'Souza
Dilip Kumar as Man With Sugarcane
Mumtaz as Woman With Sugarcane
Trilok Kapoor as Lord Shiva (In Play)
Nirupa Roy as Goddess Parvati (In Play)
Jeevan as Narad (In Play)
Lalita Pawar as Lalita (In Play)
Anwar Ali as Groom (In Taxi)
Shubha Khote as Bride (In Taxi)

Soundtrack

Song	Singer
"Meri Laila, Meri Laila"	Mohammed Rafi
"Mehbooba Mehbooba"	Mohammed Rafi
"Nandlal Gopal Daya Karke Rakh Jakar"	Usha Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"A For Apple, B For Baby, C For Camel, D For Daddy"	Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey

References

^ Singh, Jai Arjun (20 April 2018). "1968 films that still make us laugh". Live Mint. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ Gahlot, Deepa (2015). "Sadhu Aur Shaitan". Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. India: Hay House. ISBN 978-93-84544-82-9.