25-432: Haathi Mere Saathi ( lit. ' Elephant My Friend ' ) may refer to: Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film) , a 1971 Indian film about Indian elephants by M. A. Thirumugham Haathi Mere Saathi (1993 film) , a 1993 Pakistani film by Shamim Ara Haathi Mere Saathi (2021 film) , a 2021 Indian film about an animal rights activist by Prabhu Solomon Topics referred to by
50-571: A Disneyesque appeal with an Indian twist. Haathi Mere Saathi was the biggest hit of 1971 going by box office collections, and was also critically acclaimed. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja . The film at that point in time was the biggest hit ever made by a South Indian producer in Hindi. The story was written by producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who is of Tamil origin and owned Devar Films in Tamil Nadu. Thevar also played
75-833: A lyricist , winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times. Akhtar notably campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election , and was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha . For his work, he received the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020. Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Gwalior . His father Jan Nisar Akhtar
100-427: A door and fight a snake that was about to bite the baby, but the elephant had got so fond of me that he refused to do so! Finally, they had to shoot separate close-ups of the elephant and my back and of me falling down!" On its 40th anniversary on 5 May 2011, Pyarelal recalled, "Laxmi (Laxmikant) and Devar got along fabulously well! Devar had an innate music sense and a feel for rhythm, and he loved our title-track. But
125-825: A huge signing amount with which he could complete the payment for his bungalow, Aashirwad. But the film was a remake and the script of the original was far from being satisfactory. "He told us that if we could set right the script, he would make sure we got both money and credit." Their first big success was the script for Andaz (1971), followed by Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) and Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). They also had hits with Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Zanjeer (1973), Haath Ki Safai (1974), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Chacha Bhatija (1977), Don (1978), Trishul (1978), Dostana (1980), Kranti (1981), Zamana (1985) and Mr. India (1987). They have worked together in 24 films including two Kannada films – Premada Kanike and Raja Nanna Raja . Of
150-541: A small cameo in the film. Directed and edited by Thevar's brother M.A.Thirumugham, it had music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi . The film was also the first collaboration of Salim-Javed ( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar ), who were officially credited as screenplay writers. The film was based on Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's 1967 Tamil movie Deiva Cheyal . After the success of this movie, Thevar remade it in Tamil again in 1972 as Nalla Neram . This film
175-417: 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 rich dad, Ratanlal, is opposed to this alliance, but subsequently relents, and permits
200-465: Is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to survive. 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),
225-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film) Haathi Mere Saathi ( transl. Elephants Are My Companions ) is a 1971 Indian Hindi -language drama film , directed by M. A. Thirumugam , with screenplay written by Salim–Javed ( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar ) and dialogues by Inder Raj Anand . The movie has
250-550: The Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honours . Akhtar came to recognition in the duo Salim–Javed , and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's Zanjeer . He went on to write the films Deewaar and Sholay , both released in 1975; they earned a cult following , and had a significant impact in popular culture . He later earned praise for his work as
275-460: The 24 films they wrote, 20 were hits. The scripts they wrote, but which were not successful at box office include Adhikar (1971), Aakhri Dao (1975), Immaan Dharam (1977) and Shaan (1980). Though they split in 1982, due to ego issues, some of the scripts they wrote were made into hit films later, such as Zamana and Mr. India . Salim-Javed, many a time described as "the most successful scriptwriters of all-time", are also noted to be
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#1732802311919300-571: The film also won a special award from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for lyricist Anand Bakshi. 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. Times of India noted that 40 years down the line, Haathi Mere Saathi remains unmatched in its enduring magic, and Hindi cinema has yet to make another children's feature to match its stature and success. In an interview, Tanuja said, "I showed them
325-425: The film when Kajol was six and Tanishaa around three years old, and for two weeks Kajol did not speak to me!! "Mummy, you killed the elephant! Because of you, he had to die!" screamed Kajol! "And Tanishaa was annoyed too!" Tanuja loved working with the elephants after some initial apprehensions. "They really began to like me, especially the she-elephant who played Ramu. There is a sequence where he had to push me through
350-463: The first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status. “There are certain things that I’d like to make clear at the very outset. Don’t get carried away by my name — Javed Akhtar. I am not revealing a secret, I am saying something that I have said many times, in writing or on TV, in public… I’m an atheist, I have no religious beliefs. And I don’t believe in spirituality of some kind". Akhtar
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400-445: The script, he would make sure we got both money and credit. "I can't do such a terrible script," he said. "And I can't leave it because I need the money!'". Haathi Mere Saathi was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1971. In India, its net income was ₹ 35 million and its total domestic gross was ₹70 million ( US$ 9.34 million ), equivalent to US$ 70 million ( ₹3.65 billion ) with inflation. The film
425-565: The tussle came up over the sad song, "Nafrat Ki Duniya", which was the only song sung by (Mohammed) Rafisaab in the film. I recall voicing my doubts. But Laxmi, the director and Rajesh Khanna were staunchly in favour of keeping that song. And the audience cried with the song and Anand Bakshisaab's lyrics." Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian screenwriter , lyricist and poet . Known for his work in Hindi cinema , he has won five National Film Awards , and received
450-451: The villainous Sarwan Kumar, he sacrifices his life. Javed Akhtar on being questioned as to how the film came about, said "One day, he Rajesh Khanna went to Salimsaab and said that Mr. Devar had given him a huge signing amount with which he could complete the payment for his bungalow Aashirwad. But the film was a remake [of Deiva Cheyal ] and the script of the original was far from being satisfactory. He told us that if we could set right
475-408: The young couple to get married. 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. When Raju chooses his lifelong friends over wife and son, Ramu decides to bring the estranged couple together, but to save the family and the child from
500-536: Was a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet. His paternal grandfather Muztar Khairabadi was a poet as was his grandfather's elder brother, Bismil Khairabadi, while his great great grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi , was a religious scholar of Islam who declared the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the western colonies. Javed Akhtar's original name was Jadoo, taken from a line in a poem written by his father: "Lamha, lamha kisi jadoo ka fasana hoga". He
525-686: Was a member of the Indian independence movement and an elected Member of Parliament. Akhtar's aunt, Hamida Salim , was an Indian author, economist and educator as well. Javed was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2007. In 2013, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu , India's second highest literary honour, for his poetry collection Lava . In 2019, he
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#1732802311919550-618: Was an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union , where it sold 34.8 million tickets in 1974. The film's overseas Soviet gross was 8.7 million rubles ( US$ 11.54 million , or ₹93.5 million ), equivalent to US$ 71 million ( ₹3.72 billion ) with inflation. The film's total worldwide gross (including India and the Soviet Union) was ₹16.35 crore ( US$ 20.88 million ), equivalent to US$ 113 million ( ₹737 crore ) in 2017. Earlier titled Pyar Ki Duniya ,
575-817: Was given the official name of Javed since it was close to the word jadoo . He spent most of his childhood and was schooled in Lucknow . He graduated from Saifiya College in Bhopal . Initially, in the 1970s, there was generally no concept of having the same writer for the screenplay, story and dialogue, nor were the writers given any credits in the titles. Rajesh Khanna is credited with giving Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar their first chance to become screenplay writers by offering them work in Haathi Mere Saathi . Javed Akhtar stated in an interview that one day, he went to Salimsaab and said that Mr. Devar had given him
600-444: Was married to Adhuna Akhtar , a hair stylist. Despite having an Islamic upbringing, Akhtar declared himself to be an "equal opportunity atheist " who is against all faiths, and also brought up his children Farhan and Zoya Akhtar as atheists. Akhtar married Shabana Azmi , the daughter of Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi and later divorced Irani . Akhtar's uncle, Asrar-ul-Haq " Majaz " was also an Urdu poet. His uncle, Ansar Harvani ,
625-477: Was nominated to the Parliament upper house Rajya Sabha on 16 November 2009. Akhtar was married to Honey Irani , with whom he had two children, Farhan Akhtar , a film actor, producer, director and Zoya Akhtar , a film writer, director and producer. The father-and-son duo have worked together in films such as Dil Chahta Hai , Lakshya , Rock On!! and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with Zoya . Farhan
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