Chaitali is a 1975 Hindi drama film, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, produced by Manobina Roy, and written by Ashapurna Devi. The film, released in 1975, was produced under Bimal Roy Productions. It is based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Ashapoorna Devi. The music of the film was composed by the duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film stars Dharmendra and Saira Banu in the lead roles.
Plot Manish, a college professor, takes in Chaitali, a thief, and offers to support her to go straight. Chaitali lies that she is a widow when she isn't even married since she is the daughter of a fugitive and is brought up in a kotha (dancing house) by her protective stepmother. To hide her background, she lies, and that leads to more lies. Manish's brother Avinash is a lawyer practicing from home, and his bedridden wife Prabha accuses Chaitali of stealing a valuable necklace to which Chaitali quickly confesses. Before that, Chaitali, Manish and his mother had visited their family Guru for his guidance where Chaitali had confessed her life story to Manish. Out on the streets, she takes up dancing, which Manish misinterprets as her slap on his generosity. She decides to return money for the stolen necklace with earnings from her dancing but this is interpreted as arrogance and she is thrown out of the house. Soon, Avinash tells the truth to Manish as to why Chaitali confessed to stealing the jewellery.
Cast Dharmendra as Manish Saira Banu as Chaitali Abhi Bhattacharya as Chaitali's father Shyama as Chaitali's stepmother Pradeep Kumar as Avinash Bindu as Prabha Durga Khote as Manish's mother
Soundtrack The film’s music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and the lyrics of the songs were penned by Anand Bakshi. # Title Singer(s) 1 "Dharti Ambar Nind Se Jaage" Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar 2 "Mehbooba Naam Hai Mera" Lata Mangeshkar 3 "Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ni Dha" Lata Mangeshkar
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